Road, Rail, Sea and Air
The Snaefell Mountain Railway played a key part in a rescue when, just after 1pm on Monday June 22nd, an emergency call alerted services to the stricken walker who had suffered a leg injury. Medical staff were ferried up Snaefell Mountain by the mountain railway after a walker was reported injured.…
Treasury has been instructed to return to Tynwald in July with a capital funding request to complete reinstating the horse tram tracks. During an evening session of Tynwald on June 17th, politicians reviewed the draft business case presented by the Department of Infrastructure for laying the track…
The twelve-page “Heritage Business Case - Douglas Bay Horse Tramway Continuation to the Sea Terminal” will be the subject of a Supplementary Order Paper at this month's sitting of Tynwald on June 16th. The Minister for Infrastructure, Tim Crookall MHK, is to move that ‘Tynwald notes the draft busin…
“MHKs have questioned the cost of reinstating the horse tram tracks along the full length of Douglas Promenade with one saying it's a ‘bit of a nonsense’. The Department of Infrastructure is now claiming it could cost up to £3 million to lay the section between the War Memorial and the Sea Terminal…
“The contingency budget allocated to the reinstatement of the horse tram tracks has been ‘significantly increased’. The Department of Infrastructure says it’s followed a Treasury recommendation because of the ‘volatile global financial climate’. It’s now estimating that it will cost £3 million to r…
“The DoI says it will cost over £3m to partially restore the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway to the Sea Terminal. While the historic double track has been consigned to the pages of history, a single track line is still proposed. The DoI’s business case recommends installing a single line of tram tracks f…
World record breaking MER car No.1 has been in service today. David Umpleby has kindly made available these interesting and unusual photographs which were recorded during a journey over the MER’s spectacular Ramsey section. Car 1's beautifully varnished wooden interior The recently relaid track bet…
Tynwald could be asked to approve a financial motion for the horse tramway in June, but only if outstanding design and feasibility work is completed in time. Treasury Minister Chris Thomas told the House of Keys that a capital funding request for the heritage rail project was received at the end of…
“A Douglas South MHK says it's unfair that the business case for the full reinstatement of the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway is seeing yet more delays. Back in March, the Department of Infrastructure was tasked with returning to Tynwald this month with plans for the full line. However, the document has…