Road, Rail, Sea and Air
The £1.2 million project to carry out significant repairs and refurbishment on the 52 metre long bridge at Ballure is progressing well. Around 75% of steelwork repairs have been completed while the whole structure has been cleaned by grit blasting and painted with high integrity marine-standard coa…
David Archer, a regular Island visitor for 55 years has recently contacted the MER Society and has kindly provided the following comments and thoughts concerning the work currently taking place in Laxey Station. "It greatly saddens me to see this destruction of a once timeless and absolutely pricel…
Ongoing work to 'regenerate' Laxey MER station is not having the reaction some of the scheme's supporters may have hoped - if comments posted on the Laxey Past/Present Facebook page are anything to go by. "Awful" would seem to be the most frequently used adjective from those commenting... Despite b…
The former Isle of Man Road Services bus depot in Salisbury Street Douglas has been demolished. The site is to be used for a 68-bedroom nursing home, by Salisbury Care Limited. During its life, other parts of the building also served as a distribution warehouse for one-time Island grocery chain Jam…
The following pictures taken this week are presented (here) without comment... ABOVE: General view of Snaefell siding. ABOVE: Concrete kerbstones. 'Metrolink' pole in foreground. ABOVE: Douglas-bound platform area. ABOVE: Site for replica kiosks. ABOVE: Granite walkway connection from New Road to s…
Phil Gawne MHK, Minister of Infrastructure, updates Manx.Net as to what happens next in the long running saga of relaying the Horse Tramway lines and rebuilding Douglas Promenade. Click HERE to view the clip.
The main Laxey/Ramsey road will be closed this weekend as rail renewal takes place on the MER at Ballure crossing. Click HERE to view Manx.Net's feature which includes an update to the work being carried out on the bridge.
Manx Radio reports that the Department of Infrastructure says the Ramsey Coast Road will remain open today, after a planned closure was called off. The DoI had planned to shut the road to lay new railway lines at Ballure Crossing as part of a £1.2 million project to improve Ballure Bridge. However,…
Details of this year's Isle of Man steam railway winter photography event have just been released, this time with a changed format concentrating on staged photography around Douglas station and attempting to recreate some 1960's scenes. Tickets are now on sale, obtainable by calling 01624 697457. F…