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This facility was based in the old goods shed at Ramsey station and consists of a display of various photographs, timetables, adverts and artefacts, notably including trailer Car 59 together with stuffed effigies of King Edward VII, Queen Alexandra and an MER man, featured against a substantial mur…
Road, Rail, Sea and Air
The Island’s former infrastructure minister has described a business case to secure the future of the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway and Tramway Terrace as an investment in preserving our heritage infrastructure. The case for reinstating the tramway from Broadway to the Sea Terminal is scheduled for pre…
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The Manx Electric Railway will operate tram services on Mondays and Fridays in March. These services will only run when Bus Vannin is experiencing strike action. As during the ten-day action which ended earlier this week these services will be treated like buses for ticketing. Standard bus fares wi…
David Bellamy has kindly made available photographs taken on the first day (February 23rd) the MER operated a replacement service as the Island’s bus services were hit by industrial action. Winter Saloon car 21 & Royal trailer 59 roll over Parsonage Road crossing as they depart Ramsey Station at 3.…
“The heritage railways have recorded another year of growing passenger numbers, with all four publicly owned lines seeing increased use. Latest figures show strong year-on-year growth of 4.5% from 2024 to 2025, building on an already successful period for the heritage rail network. The network, whi…
MER reactivated from its Winter Hibernation. Bus drivers on the Isle of Man are currently in the middle of a ten-day strike that commenced on Saturday, 21 February 2026. The industrial action is being led by the union Unite in a dispute with the Department of Infrastructure (DoI) over pay and condi…
The ongoing saga of the 'Halfway Horse Tramway'. “An MHK says a promise to bring reinstatement plans for the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway to May's Tynwald sitting is 'government dragging its heels'. The tramway currently only runs from Derby Castle to Broadway. In the House of Keys this week, Infrastr…
“Work to restore the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway could begin within the next year, the Infrastructure Minister has told the House of Keys this week. Tim Crookall MHK said the business case for the project is currently under review and, if approved by Tynwald, work could commence within 12 months and…
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David Hennessey has been a regular attendee at the Heritage Railway Festivals over the years. Once again David has kindly made video footage available, click HERE to view this years events involving the Manx Electric Railway.
1898 Paddlebox Car 27 and one of the 1930 English Electric trailer cars, approach the former Garwick Station in the mid 1970s. 27 is driven by the late Colin Goldsmith who joined the MER in the late 1960s as an apprentice electrician. Colin later became Workshop Superintendent for the Isle of Man R…
An unusual combination in the form of Works Paddlebox Car 27 and 1906 UEC Trailer 61 which was being dispatched to Laxey Car Sheds for storage in July 1994. The duo are seen rumbling over the main Douglas/Laxey road at the signal controlled Ballabeg crossing. The reason for sending 61 to storage at…
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