25 minutes | Friday, 1 March 2024
In The Archive Room this week, I'm selecting some gems from the shelf marked TRAVEL - David Callister talks with Wilson Gibb who, for the last 20 years of his working life, was Manager of the Douglas Horse Tram Service - but that wasn't how he started - the full and fascinating story is here!
Celia Joughin and Edith Cutsforth joined the staff of Peel Engineering straight after leaving school - here they share the secrets of working with fibreglass - and other unusual jobs they did, as well as making bodies for the famous P50 car.
And finally, Archie Gilmour - a plumber by trade - describes the one glorious summer season he spent working on another of the Island's lost attractions - the Douglas Head Marine Drive Railway