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“Work on Douglas Promenade has been delayed again and won't be completed until November. Minutes from the latest strategic project board meeting, which was held on 13 August, show Auldyn Construction 'rejected' the September completion date which had been announced in July. The Department of Infras…
Minister for the Department of Infrastructure – Tim Baker, has predictably lost his seat in the constituency of Ayre & Michael. It is believed his significant involvement in the much delayed and troubled rebuild of Douglas Promenade was a major factor in the former MHK’s fall from grace. The electi…
Full details of the Winter Manx Heritage Transport Festival which takes place between 27th and 31st October 2021have been published by Isle of Man Transport. The full itinerary can be downloaded HERE.
An extra days running on Bank Holiday Monday is now taking place, meaning services will now run every day through the long weekend. Cars will be operating to timetable C. .
Isle of Man Transport have now released details of the services which are to operate on the Manx Electric Railway, Snaefell Mountain Railway and Isle of Man Railway throughout September and October. The season will draw to a close on Sunday 31st October. Full details and service updates can be foun…
Isle of Man Transport has announced that a Winter Manx Heritage Transport Festival will take place in October. Full event details will be posted in due course at: www.rail.im
Longstanding readers of Manx Transport Review will recall that Lisbon Car 360 was controversially acquired at no small cost to the Manx taxpayer by Isle of Man Railways in 1996, and became the subject of a major political row. This 1906 built tram arrived on the Island following an epic journey fro…
‘Multi-million revamp expected to be finished in September’ “Developments around the Island are being pushed back due to the ongoing promenade works, according to a commissioner. The £26m revamp began in September 2018 and was initially expected to take two years to complete. However, a number of s…
“Workers have been lured away from the beleaguered Douglas Promenade scheme by higher pay elsewhere.” ‘The problem has led to another setback for the project and the Department of Infrastructure has had to intervene. It also means the planned completion date has now moved to the end of September. I…