Road, Rail, Sea and Air
A warm welcome is extended to all of those who will be visiting the Island to participate in the Manx Heritage Transport Festival which commences on Tuesday, July 30th. The full programme of events can be downloaded HERE Manx Transport Review is the journal of the Manx Electric Railway Society. As…
David Ashford, one of the MHK’s for Douglas North, has tabled further questions concerning the truncated Horse Tramway at the final sitting of Tynwald before the Summer recess. Question 32: The Hon. Member for Douglas North, Mr Ashford, to ask the Minister for Infrastructure: What the most recent e…
“The submission to the Manx parliament hopes to call on government to honour the project A Tynwald petitioner is making it his duty to try and get the horse trams reinstated back to the Isle of Man Steam Packet's ferry terminal. In 2017, the scheme was supported by the Manx parliament, but its exte…
“Visit Isle of Man says visitor satisfaction for the attraction is really high. The horse trams are a 'massive part' of the Island's tourism offering, according to Visit Isle of Man. Despite Tynwald voting to fully reinstate them as part of Douglas prom's refurbishment, currently the horses stop ju…
“A Douglas MHK wants to know when the horse trams will be reinstated along the entire length of the promenade - and what's happened to the length of track already purchased. David Ashford wants to know when the Tynwald resolution will be fulfilled, and has tabled for the following questions for tom…
The full programme for this year’s Manx Heritage Transport Festival has now been published by Isle of Man Transport. The full itinerary is available to view HERE.
“The infrastructure minister has refuted suggestions that his department has abandoned plans to restore the horse tram tracks along Douglas Promenade. The horse tram service doesn't currently run between Broadway and the Sea Terminal. Tim Crookall was responding to a question from Rushen MHK Juan W…
“A newly qualified farrier has told Manx Radio he ‘jumped at the chance’ of completing his training on Island. Luke Collison has undertaken a four-year ‘on the job apprenticeship’ with the Douglas Bay Horse Tram Service. He’s responsible for looking after the horses' hoofs – a profession which comb…
“The Department of Infrastructure needs to complete the work at Tramway Terrace before seeking funds to extend the horse tram tracks on Douglas promenade. Currently, the tramway runs between Derby Castle and Broadway, despite Tynwald previously supporting proposals to install the rails through to t…