Road, Rail, Sea and Air
Bus vannin is launching a poster campaign to warn road users not to attempt to pass buses that are turning. Kate Beecroft MHK, political Member for Public Transport, explained: ‘People don’t always realise that the rear of a bus swings out when the bus turns and our poster campaign aims to make all…
Read the full article on the Isle of Man Newspapers Website by clicking HERE
The Manx Electric Railway Society website is being updated on a daily basis. Check out our new Isle of Man Steam Packet Co Photo Album, MER Stops & Landmarks and MER Rolling Stock Directories for the latest updates...............
A notice - available online (and reproduced ABOVE) acknowledges ongoing issues for passengers using Laxey MER Station following more than £1M expenditure. The notice also suggests that controversial proposals for modern street furniture, [LED] lighting and other ‘tasteless’ additions are back on -…
FOLLOWING £1.5M expenditure at the start of a plan to repair the capital’s neglected promenade roadway, the horse tramway’s southern terminus now has a lengthy traffic island where passengers can stand and await the arrival of the next tramcar. Some 10-months of work have produced amongst other thi…
Manx Radio are reporting the death of a tram horse in service today: "Douglas Corporation has confirmed a tram horse died yesterday (Tues) after suffering a stroke close to the stables. Albert, who was reportedly fit and healthy and a week away from his 17th birthday, had to be taken back to the st…
A Douglas councillor says the historical horse tram service along the capital’s promenade is well worth keeping, even though it’s expected to lose around a quarter of a million pounds this year. Journeys on the world's oldest horse drawn tramway , run by the Corporation, started today (Monday) for…
Full details of this season's tramway service, tickets and fares can be found on the Douglas Corporation Website by clicking HERE
Summer 2014 services on the Snaefell Mountain Railway commenced today as planned, the overhead at Laxey station being strung up and completed over the last week. Two cars climbed the hill ahead of the first scheduled tram, including car 1 which was working a private charter. Visibility at the summi…