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Mountain engine designed by John Barraclough Fell

nobody@ipernity.com (Michiel 2005) — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 09:58:01 +0000

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The Fell system, which uses a third rail for traction and/or braking is still in use on the Isle of Man.

From: Louis Thomas, Kosmos für die Jugend: Die Denkwürdigsten Erfindungen Im neunzehnten Jahrhundert (1877)

Isle of Man 2013 – Tram № 5 switching track at Bungalow Station

nobody@ipernity.com (Michiel 2005) — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 09:39:20 +0000

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Now the two bow collectors come in handy.

Isle of Man 2013 – Tram № 3 of the Snaefell Mountain Railway at Laxey

nobody@ipernity.com (Michiel 2005) — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 09:38:48 +0000

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Isle of Man 2013 – Tram № 3 of the Snaefell Mountain Railway at Laxey

nobody@ipernity.com (Michiel 2005) — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 09:38:24 +0000

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Isle of Man 2013 – The tracks of the Snaefell Mountain Railway

nobody@ipernity.com (Michiel 2005) — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 09:37:58 +0000

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The third rail is there to provide extra braking. It is part of the Fell mountain railway system. It can also provide extra traction, but it is not used on the Snaefell Mountain Railway.

Isle of Man 2013 – Tram № 5 climbing Snaefell Mountain

nobody@ipernity.com (Michiel 2005) — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 09:37:51 +0000

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Snaefell Mountain Railway

Isle of Man 2013 – Coming down from Snaefell Mountain

nobody@ipernity.com (Michiel 2005) — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 09:37:42 +0000

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With a view of Bungalow Station.

The third rail is there to provide extra braking. It is part of the Fell mountain railway system. It can also provide extra traction, but it is not used on the Snaefell Mountain Railway.

Isle of Man 2013 – Tram № 3 at Snaefell Summit Station

nobody@ipernity.com (Michiel 2005) — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 09:37:28 +0000

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