Road, Rail, Sea and Air
Following news that the Island's Steam Railway Supporters have recommended the registration of a further five buildings on the steam railway, should attention turn to listing some of the equally historic structures still left on the Electric line? Indeed, perhaps now is time to bring back the Conse…
"Bumper TT for bus and railBus and rail passenger figures from Isle of Man Transport support reports that the 2015 TT fortnight was the busiest for several years. A total of 217,560 passengers were carried on all three heritage railways and bus vannin services between 1 and 12 June 2015 generating…
WEBSITE READER Mr Joseph Kutta has written to remind us that Deborah Kerr was not the only 'car' to feature in the 1946 movie I See a Dark Stranger. The other was MER Car 26, which Ms Kerr is seen boarding as the tram is about to leave Laxey Station for Douglas (ABOVE). IMDB records the film was sh…
The M.V. Balmoral will again be visiting Manx waters during 2015, and there will be four opportunities for Manx residents to travel on the historic vessel. She was originally built in 1949 for Red Funnel services to the Isle of Wight, and after many other roles she re-entered service with Waverley…
Details for this year's Manx Heritage Transport Festival are available HERE.
VITALLY IMPORTANT TO the Island's tourist industry, especially the so-called 'shoulder' periods either side of what might still be regarded as the summer 'peak', are the dozens of visiting coaches that visit the Island. Attractions such as castles, museums, monuments and of course the vintage trans…
ONE OF THE FINEST DEVELOPMENTS in the Island's transport scene in recent years, has been the re-establishing of the diminutive Groudle Glen Railway. The voluntary run 2 ft (610 mm) gauge railway north of Douglas operates on summer Sundays May to September and Wednesday evenings in July and August.…
THE SEVEN MONTH SCHEME to permanently repair Ballure Bridge outside Ramsey appears to have come to completion. At lunchtime on Friday May 29th the last of the contractors' boards were removed from the site. The £1,285,000 plan to make the necessary permanent repairs to Ballure Bridge began in Novem…
In what some may regard as a surprise move, Isle of Man Railways has been awarded three Red Wheel plaques by the Transport Trust. The plaques were unveiled at Douglas Railway Station, the MER's Derby Castle Depot and Laxey Station over the weekend of the 9th & 10th May 2015. Read the full story on…