***OUT NOW*** Manx Transport Review No.97 Winter/Spring 2019 is being distributed FREE to Full Members of the Manx Electric Railway Society - see HOME page for membership details. It is also available from selected Island and UK bookshops, or direct from the Manx Electric Railway Society (£5.95 + £…
The MERS has a large back catalogue of publications dating back to 1973, covering all aspects of the Island's transport…
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latest developments concerning the MER and other Island
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anyone interested in transport are all welcome.
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Tuesday, 11th February - 8pm
Vintage Manx Transport Cine Films
From The Ted Gray Collection
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The following pages have recently been added or updated. ‘Prom Project Costs Are Within Budget Say DoI’ 18-2-20 Press Release - The Horse Tramway & the MER - A Cautionary Tale ! 5-2-20 ‘A Big Drop In The Number Of People Travelling By Rail’ 5-2-20 ‘Signals For Horse Trams Not In Budget’ 28-1-20 “Bu…
Road, Rail, Sea and Air
“More than £6.3m has been paid so far to contractors working on the Promenade reconstruction project. And the Department of Infrastructure says expenditure is currently within original estimates. The £25m scheme has been dogged by delays and technical issues. Its original completion date of October…
THE HORSE TRAMS-&-THE MER A cautionary tale... The Department of Infrastructure is responsible for the reconstruction of Douglas promenade. Having assured the public at the beginning of last season that all would be made good on time it turned out that there were serious problems re-laying the prom…
"There has been a huge drop in passenger numbers on many of the island’s heritage railways - despite significant investment in the lines. Passenger figures for 2019, which have just been released, show only the Steam Railway saw an increase - up 13% on the previous year. In contrast, single journey…
‘Signals For Horse Trams Not In Budget’ Manx Radio – Tuesday, January 28, 2020 “An estimated £800,000 to £1 million pounds for signals on the horse tramway on Douglas Promenade has not been factored in the £25 million budget for the redevelopment. That's according to minutes from last month's strat…
‘Highways Member Insists Situation Isn't Unusual’ “The politician responsible for the Island's highways believes differences of views over aspects of major projects, such as Douglas Promenade, are perfectly normal. After cracks appeared in concrete laid on Queen's promenade in the early stages of t…
Manx Transport Review No.98 - Winter/Spring 2020 Coming Soon - Publication expected early April. Contributions are now invited for Manx Transport Review No.99 - please contact us at: [email protected] or by post at: Manx Electric Railway Society, PO Box 117, Douglas, Isle of Man. IM99 1JS
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