DelW
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The steam railway are (re?)building a pier tram, perhaps a series production run could be arranged?I agree these aren't suitable replacement ideas. If you did close the line which I'm against surely done sort of tram the same size as the train running on the train tracks would make more sense
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk/ryde-pier-tram-restoration-project.aspx
HOW WILL THE TRAM BE USED?
No final decisions will be taken until the Railway has had an opportunity to test it on its return but several suggestions have been made. These include demonstration runs on the longest siding at Havenstreet, using it for early or late services on the full line or using it as a second service when there aren’t enough passengers to justify two steam trains, much as other Heritage Railways use DMU’s. In any event, after all the delays, it won’t be long before our visitors will be able to sample this unique mode of transport as, so far as we are aware, the Ryde Pier Tram is the only surviving self-propelled light railcar of the inter-war years.