Road, Rail, Sea and Air
The full extent of the damage inflicted upon the Snaefell Mountain Railway on the 11th December 2015 during the ‘freak’ flash flooding, was revealed those who attended the recent Heritage Railway Committee meeting in Douglas. The section of the railway above the Bungalow road crossing appears to ha…
Details of this winter’s MER renewals were made available to those who attended the Heritage Railway Committee meeting on Tuesday 12th January. In addition to Per Way repairs in the vicinity Lamb’s Crossing, the road crossing at Port Jack has also been renewed. The crossings at Baldromma and Harbou…
Mr Ian Longworth, the IoM Director of Public Transport has frequently been criticised by the Manx Electric Railway Society. We are not afraid however to congratulate him when he gets things right. Last night our Secretary attended a meeting in Douglas in which for the first time in a very long time…
The Isle of Man Steam Railway Supporters' Association is pleased to unveil the first of several projects to mark the organisation's’ 50th anniversary. The group has funded and installed a replica running in board at the site of Union Mills Station on the Heritage Trail (the footpath which now occup…
Happily, despite fears for its future, the Douglas Horse Tramway will operate during 2016. The service commences on Monday 16th May and runs through until Sunday 18th September. The tramway celebrates it’s 140th anniversary on Sunday 7th August, events to mark this milestone are currently at the pl…
Originally formed in 1973, the Island based MANX ELECTRIC RAILWAY SOCIETY is charged with the express purpose of protecting and promoting the retention and development of the MER and other Island tramways at a reasonable cost. It successfully campaigned for the reinstatement and re-opening of the L…
Following on from the recent press release issued by the Department of Infrastructure which recognises the role played by volunteers across the Island's three Government-owned heritage railways. The Isle of Man Steam Railway Steam Railway Supporters' Association (IOMSRSA) has released the following…
Isle of Man Railways has paid tribute to its teams of volunteers who have provided more than 1,000 hours of unpaid assistance during 2015. Volunteer groups on both the steam and electric railways undertake restoration of rolling stock plus assist at key events such as the Manx Heritage Transport Fe…
I struck it lucky with a visit to Laxey on Friday 11th December 2015. When I arrived at the south bank, a JCB was at work demolishing the surviving bits of bridge. I went back up and round to the other side in time to see it had finished the demolition, and was spreading the rubble downstream to fo…