Road, Rail, Sea and Air
Last Thursday, July 23, 2015 the Manx Electric Railway Society, with the kind help of Tours Isle of Man, the Island's coach operator staged a tour of former Manx tramway systems using Tours two 1950's vintage Duple Vista bodied Bedford OB coaches. In addition a short ride around the Baldwins featur…
Isle of Man Railways will revive memories of the Northern Line during the Manx Heritage Transport Festival later this month. Main stations along the Port Erin line will be re-named to reflect the Northern Line stops on Saturday 1 August, with Douglas becoming St John’s, Castletown re-named the Wild…
The proposed relocation of the Horse Tramway and redevelopment of Douglas Promenade continues to divide opinions. Read more on Isle of Man Newspaper's website by clicking HERE.
Just two days to go... Members are invited to join us aboard a short evening trip to mark the passing of the BEDFORD 'OB'… Only 58 seats are available aboard these vintage vehicles which date from 1950 and 1951 respectively, and shortly to be retired after being in service on the Island for over 30…
Manx Electric Railway disruption to services Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Having derailed and overturned at around 10am on Tuesday 7th July 2015, the recovery of stricken Winter Trailer Car 58 was a protracted and delicate affair. To allow a crane to access the scene of the incident, the main Douglas/Ramsey (A2) road was closed to all traffic from 6.45pm, between Dumbell…
Manx.Net has covered the derailment of Trailer 58, click below to view:- CLIP 1 CLIP 2
Isle of Man Transport has issued the following Press Release following the serious derailment and overturning of Winter Trailer Car 58. "Manx Electric Railway services remain suspended between Laxey and Ramsey today following an incident that occurred around 10:10am this morning. During a standard…
At around 10am on Tuesday 7th July 2015, Winter Trailer Car 58 suffered a serious derailment and subsequently overturned at Laxey, close to Mines Road. The incident occurred whilst the car was being shunted over pointwork which was installed during the Winter of 2013/14. Photo: Laurie Roome. Photo:…