Full news roundup from the Manx Electric Railway, Douglas Horse Tramway, Snaefell Mountain Railway and other Island transport. Historical feature articles - Full Colour - 112 pages. Copies are distributed FREE to Full Members of the Manx Electric Railway Society upon publication - see HOME page for…
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MANN TRAM / MANX TRANSPORT REVIEW INDEX
Trailer 51 received paint attention courtesy of volunteers throughout the winter of 2017/18 and returned to service in time for the 2018 TT Festival. The 1893 trailer is seen during shunting at Laxey on 21st July 2018 when it was paired to Winter Saloon car No.19.
Road, Rail, Sea and Air
“A 'number of options' have been considered around the refurbishment, or replacement, of Tramway Terrace on Douglas Promenade. It's owned by the Department of Infrastructure and, earlier this month, was at risk of being demolished over concerns that it was unsafe. Minister Tim Crookall was asked ab…
DUE Autumn 2023 The compilation of Manx Transport Review No.101 – Autumn 2023 is now complete. Publication of the journal is being held back to include the findings of Heritage Railways Review being conducted by Systra. Originally, the report which was due to be published in September, is now expec…
“Estimated 113,000 annual passengers if full tram line re-instated The Douglas horse tramway has proven less attractive to cruise passengers visiting the Island due to the lack of a tram stop at the Sea Terminal. Since the promenade refurbishment project, the tram line hasn't been re-instated along…
"The infrastructure minister insists a review into the Island's heritage railways 'certainly isn't explosive'. Consultancy firm SYSTRA has been assessing the economic value of the railways, and government says its report, which was due in September, is to be published any day now. Meanwhile, an ema…
“A review into the island’s railways has considered reducing or closing entirely the Laxey to Ramsey section of the Manx Electric Railway. Engineering and transport consultants SYSTRA were contracted undertake a review of the Isle of Man’s heritage railways earlier this year. While the report has y…
“It's been a bumper summer season for Isle of Man Heritage Railways. The trams saw a 20% jump in passengers on last year with one hundred and fifty-eight thousand people hopping on board this Summer, with one hundred and twenty-eight thousand boarding the steam trains. In what was the first full ho…
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