Road, Rail, Sea and Air
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…
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…
Meanwhile track, cross-over and siding is being laid between Laxey Nos 2 & 3 crossings, whilst the bed remains prepared between Nos1 & 2 crossings. Future shunting of trams and trailers at Laxey will occur at this location, rather than at the station, and appears to involve several movements across…
Compacted gravel surfaces are beginning to take shape at the south end of the station, whilst there is some evidence of overhead stringing. New overhead poles planted throughout the station are larger than previously seen on the site and are distinctly more visible. Perhaps when these are painted g…