Historic horse tram stables to go on market !
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MERS Website Update
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...............
Laxey Station "Much remains to be done"
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 -…
New island no hope for tramway?
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…
Death in service
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…
Major loss-making horse trams should continue
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…
Douglas Horse Tramway 2014
Full details of this season's tramway service, tickets and fares can be found on the Douglas Corporation Website by clicking HERE
2014 Snaefell Mountain Railway Services
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…
Summer season 2014 services commence on the Manx Electric Railway.
Yesterday saw the launch of this year's summer services on the electric railway following some considerable last minute effort to get the line fully operational. Repairs to the damaged track bed at Ballaglass were completed earlier in the week, whilst the last section of overhead (for the main MER…