Road, Rail, Sea and Air
Mann Tram was the forerunner of Manx Transport Review, the current MERS journal. The first issue of Mann Tram edited by George Hearse and dated June 1973, was published in the form of a foolscap newsheet. With increased circulation, from issue No.16 with Mike Goodwyn taking over as editor, Mann Tra…
Details are now available online for this year's Manx Heritage Transport Festival. Please visit the Isle of Man Bus & Rail and VISIT ISLE OF MAN websites for more information.
Planning Application 16/00379/B 1st April 2016 Douglas Promenade from Sea Terminal, Loch Promenade and Harris Promenade, Douglas. 1. The Manx Electric Railway Society objects to the above planning application upon the following grounds; 1.1. If this application is permitted the Douglas Bay Horse Tr…
It's on its way — the next issue of the Island's leading transport journal ! Laxey Station, Douglas Station, floods (bus 20), Snaefell 3, Horse Trams, and more…
FRIENDS OF HORSE TRAMWAY STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO LOCH PROMENADE PLANNING APPLICATION: Following careful consideration and a a meeting between Friends of Douglas Bay Horse Tramway and Department of Infrastructure Minister Phil Gawne MHK (with subsequent follow up questions about concerns raised by…
Manx Radio reports that Minister Gawne “Rejects MERS Claim”. The article is available to view HERE. The full interview from Manx Radio's current affairs programme 'Mandate' can be heard HERE. Meanwhile, 3FM has also covered the ongoing debate over the future of the tramway, with an interview from t…
Speaking to Howard Caine on Manx Radio's MANDATE programme on Thursday, Manx Electric Railway Society Secretary Julian Nutter expressed the concerns of thousands over the Department of Infrastructure's latest plans to rip up for ever the horse tramway tracks between the Sea Terminal and the Villa M…
Isle of Man Newspapers reports on the MERS Press Release. Read the full article HERE. Also, MERS Secretary Julian Nutter was interviewed by Howard Caine for Manx Radio's 'Mandate' programme on the 12th May. To listen to the interview click HERE.
Following on from the refusal of Douglas Borough Council to operate the historic and iconic Douglas Bay Horse Tramway and the subsequent decision of the Department of Infrastructure to step into the breach and to run the tramway for one season only whilst efforts are made to find a more permanent s…