Road, Rail, Sea and Air
Manx Radio Reports. 'The Head of Blackpool's Visitor Economy says Douglas should be less worried about the prospect of trams on its promenade walkway. The Department of Infrastructure was recently forced to scrap plans to renovate the capital's seafront, chiefly over concerns about the safety of ha…
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.
' 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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…