Road, Rail, Sea and Air
Today, the planning application for the rebuilding of the Horse Tramway’s depot on Strathallan Crescent at Derby Castle received approval. No doubt the next stage in the process will be an application to Tynwald from the Department of Infrastructure for the necessary funding to allow the work to ta…
Manx Electric Railway, Snaefell Mountain Railway & the Buses and Trams of Douglas Corporation ISBN: 9781473862432 200 PAGES · HARDBACK PUBLISHED by PEN & SWORD TRANSPORT - July 2018 Authors: Martin Jenkins, Charles Roberts Price £24.00 The book features the MER, Snaefell Mountain Railway, Cliff lif…
On Saturday 30th June, as part of the Laxey Fair Celebrations, IoM Chief Minister Howard Quayle relaunched repainted MER Mail Van No.4 in Laxey Station. The van which was built by G.F.Milnes in 1894, will undoubtedly feature in this year’s MER 125th anniversary celebrations. Manx.Net's Paul Moulton…
Stamps Celebrating Manx Electric Railway 125th Anniversary 'In celebration of the Manx Electric Railway’s 125th Anniversary this September, Isle of Man Transport has teamed up with Isle of Man Post Office to commission a set of six stamps featuring photographs from competition winners, which will b…
The Isle of Man Government has recently published a document titled “Securing Added Value & Efficiencies (SAVE) Programme – Progress Report June 2018”. Amongst the many detailed proposals to implement economies across all Government Departments, there is a suggestion to close the Laxey/Ramsey secti…
A planning application has been submitted by the Isle of Man Department of Infrastructure for the refurbishment of the ‘Top Shed’ at the MER’s Derby Castle Depot which was built in 1997. Proposed works include the replacement of external cladding using full height brickwork. The roof which has look…
Trailer No.56 which was delivered to the Manx Electric Railway in 1904, and returned to use in 1995 having been rebuilt as a saloon car to permit the carriage of wheelchairs, was noted at Derby Castle behind Winter Saloon car No.22 on Monday, June 18, 2018. With a Fitter in attendance, the car was…
Isle of Man Transport have published details of the seasonal services to be operated on the Manx Electric Railway, Snaefell Mountain Railway, Douglas Horse Tramway and the Isle of Man Railway during 2019. Services on the Douglas Horse Tramway may be subject to change due to the redevelopment work d…
Bus Vannin carried a record number of passengers during this year's TT Festival with an 11% increase on the figures from 2017. A total of 234,418 journeys were taken by passengers between Friday 25 May and Sunday 10 June, representing an increase of 22,968 journeys compared with the corresponding p…