Road, Rail, Sea and Air
PRESS RELEASE “We [The Manx Electric Railway Society] have always regarded Laxey Station as being absolutely sacrosanct, as was explained to Mr Longworth on behalf of the Society when he took office. We opposed the planning application in a detailed submission which can be found on our website (HER…
Pictures have emerged of replacement kiosks which have been constructed to replace those removed from Laxey MER station at the end of the 2014 season. The appearance of these emulates the rustic construction of the originals, and will complement the station building which despite massive change all…
UNWANTED, UNNECESSARY, POINTLESS… Condemned online and elsewhere, the 'degeneration' of Laxey MER station continues, as scarce government resources are directed in the wrong direction in a move that must surely rank as one of the most misguided exercises in recent times.
The plan to construct a "transport interchange, including tram and bus station, car park, bus parking facilities and bus refuelling and washing facilities at Ramsey" has been rejected. The Council of Ministers met on 19th February 2015 to consider the recommendations of the Planning Inspector and d…
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…