SMR Car 3 Update.
Manx.Net interviews the Director of Public Transport, who provides an update following the derailment and destruction of SMR Car 3 last week. To watch the interview click HERE.
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SMR Car 3 Update.
Manx Radio 'It's thought the empty tram car was parked on a slope before it hurtled downhill.'
' The Snaefell Mountain Railway is due to resume services today (2 April) after last week's derailment.' 'Transport chiefs say remedial works to the line and safety checks are complete on Snaefell - and trams will begin running again. A carriage parked at the summit slid down the track on Wednesday…
Announcement from Isle of Man Railways
Following the precautionary short closure of the Snaefell Mountain Railway we are pleased to announce that our remedial infrastructure work and safety checks have now been completed. The railway will re-open fully from the first timetabled tram on Saturday 2nd April 2016. Once again we would like t…
Manx Radio ' MERS Hopeful Over Tram Car Rebuild '
The Manx Electric Railway Society is hopeful a key piece of the Island's heritage transport network can be saved. An unattended, empty tram car - which was one of the originals - derailed near the Bungalow on Wednesday, having rolled down the track from the summit of Snaefell. It suffered significa…
SMR Car 3 – The Aftermath !
Following the derailment and destruction of Snaefell Mountain Railway Car 3, staff from Isle of Man Transport were deployed on the mountainside to try and recover what remained of the 1895 built tramcar. Railway passengers who were stranded at the Summit following the derailment, were later carried…
SMR Car 3 Destroyed Following Dramatic Derailment
SMR Car 3 was destroyed at around 2.30pm this afternoon (Wed 30th March) after it ran away unattended from the summit of Snaefell, derailed and rolled down the mountain-side. Thankfully, no injuries were sustained by staff or passengers. Phil Gawne, Minister for the Department of Infrastructure sai…
Douglas Horse Tram Service 2016
An announcement from Isle of Man Railways. Isle of Man Railways is planning to operate horse tram services from 30 April to 30 October 2016. Established in 1876, and operated from 1902 until 2015 by Douglas Borough Council, the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway will celebrate its 140th anniversary on 7 Aug…
DOUGLAS HORSE TRAMWAY TO OPERATE DURING 2016
The Department of Infrastructure has announced that it will take on responsibility for the operation of the Douglas Bay horse tram service for the 2016 season. The Department has stepped in to ensure the continuation of the trams between April and September this year following the decision by Dougl…
Proposed Relocation Of Horse Tramway To Promenade Walkway Rejected !
ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE ISLE OF MAN GOVERNMENT The Department of Infrastructure is bringing forward fresh plans to reconstruct the failing highway on Douglas Promenade. The announcement follows the decision by the Council of Ministers to uphold the recommendation of the independent planning inspector…