Road, Rail, Sea and Air
Bill Shimmins Brands The Service A 'Sacred Cow' “An MHK says he doesn’t understand why the horse trams ran along Douglas promenade this year. Bill Shimmins made the comments during a debate about ongoing refurbishment works along the capital’s seafront. The Middle member told the court the horse tr…
‘Douglas Promenade Works Expected To Be Completed In April 2021’ “The infrastructure minister has conceded that disruption caused by the ongoing refurbishment works along Douglas promenade was inevitable. Ray Harmer's department is now estimating the project will be completed in April 2021. He came…
‘Infrastructure Minister says revised plans needed’ “Spiralling costs has made the original plans for a substantial transport hub in Ramsey unfeasible. The concept was floated three years ago, centred on the tram and bus stations. Ramsey MHK Lawrie Hooper sought an update on progress at this month'…
‘Infrastructure Minister Expects A Concluded Review In Coming Months’ “The infrastructure minister is narrowing down options for a proposed Ramsey Transport Interchange. The statement came following a question in Tynwald this morning from the town's MHK Lawrie Hooper. DoI Minister Ray Harmer says t…
'Town's MHK wants to know what progress has been made.' "An update on the development of a 'Ramsey interchange' is being sought by the town's MHK. Lawrie Hooper is asking the infrastructure minister Ray Harmer what progress is being made. It's to be discussed in Tynwald on Tuesday.Mr Hooper says it…
MER Service to Ramsey resumed on Friday 4th October. UPDATE from Isle of Man Transport - October 3, 2019 "Due to flood damage on the Manx Electric Railway line North of Laxey services will only run between Laxey and Derby Castle as per timetable until further notice. We apologise for any inconvenie…
'Major Flooding Incident Declared At Laxey' "Coastguard helicopter being called in. Police have declared a major incident in Laxey this morning. They say severe flooding has led to reports of people being trapped in houses in the Glen Road area, where the power to 150 properties has been turned off…
Services have resumed today (Oct 2nd) on the SMR and Douglas/Laxey section of the MER. For the latest service updates please visit IoM Transport's Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/IoMTransport/ October 1, 2019 MER & SMR services are currently suspended due to weather conditions. For updates a…
“A review of options for a scaled-down transport interchange for Ramsey is expected to be complete in the next few months. Meanwhile, Manx Electric Railway services will continue to stop short of the old terminus due to concerns about the safety of the track. Controversial plans to create a transpo…