Manx Transport Review Spring/Summer 2016
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Manx Transport Review Spring/Summer 2016
Friends of Horse Tramway join MERS in opposition against plan to tear up Loch Prom tracks for ever...
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…
What The Manx Press Has To Say !
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…
MERS Secretary "Horrified" by Horse Tram plan
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…
New Prom Plan Will See Horse Tram Tracks "Ripped Up For Good"
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.
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE MANX ELECTRIC RAILWAY SOCIETY
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…
The Return Of The Horse Trams
The world renowned Douglas Horse Trams returned to the Promenade on Saturday 30th April 2016. Following the shock announcement earlier this year from Douglas Borough Council that it was to abandon the service, it was feared by many that the historic tramway would not operate again. For 2016 at leas…
Douglas Horse Tramway Service Commences Today.
Full details of the 2016 Horse Tramway service can be found at:- www.gov.im/categories/travel-traffic-and-motoring/...
"Tynwald won't agree to ditch horse trams"
3FM reports. Click HERE to read the article and listen to Onchan MHK David Quirk's comments.