Road, Rail, Sea and Air
Further to last week’s sitting of Tynwald (Tuesday, July 18th) which included two questions concerning the future of the Island’s priceless and unique heritage railways, the Hansard has now been published. The relevant questions are numbered 4 & 13 on the order paper. It will be noted that Alf Cann…
“Daphne Caine warns data won't portray accurate picture of public's feelings. The future of the Island's heritage railways remains in question, after a Garff MHK queried how maintenance will be impacted by cuts to the Department of Infrastructure's budget. Daphne Caine believes there are suggestion…
“Some capital schemes on the island’s heritage railways have been delayed by reductions in budgets. Chief/DoI Minister Alf Cannan addressed these delays in Tynwald this week. Mr Cannan was asked by Daphne Caine (Garff), who is chair of the Douglas Bay Tramway Heritage Trust, how railway maintenance…
"Department 'in need of reform' says Cannan" “The chief minister has asked Chris Thomas to step down from his role as Minister for the Department of Infrastructure. In a statement issued this morning, Alfred Cannan says: 'It has become increasingly clear that the DOI with its varying range of respo…
A warm welcome is extended to all of those who will be visiting the Island to participate in the Summer Transport Festival which commences on Sunday, July 23rd. The full programme of events can be downloaded HERE Manx Transport Review is the journal of the Manx Electric Railway Society, as well as…
Manx Electric Railway Society Journal Index MANN-TRAM & MANX TRANSPORT REVIEW ISSUES 1-100 FIFTY-YEARS ago in April 1973, the Manx Electric Railway Society was formed. The Society journal first appeared in June 1973 as MANN-TRAM. Ten years later from issue No.40 it became MANX TRANSPORT REVIEW (MTR…
Charles Guard speaks out. “Ensuring the will of Tynwald is carried out and making sure ministers can't block decisions made down the line. That was the aim of a local historian's petition to Tynwald this week. Charles Guard says the issue was brought to his attention by the fact the Douglas bay hor…
Looking not unlike a very well-known Edwardian postcard view, this spectacular photograph of Ballure Bridge was taken during the summer of 2018. The Manx Electric Railway, particularly its northern section between Laxey and Ramsey has benefited from long overdue multi-million pound investment over…
The Manx Electric Railway Society urges all those concerned for the future of the Island's railways to complete an online survey. As has already been well documented, the Island’s Heritage Railways are currently the subject of a major review being undertaken by SYSTRA, which could have serious impl…