Road, Rail, Sea and Air
With just over three weeks until the scheduled start of Manx Electric Railway summer 2014 services, efforts to complete the track relay at Laxey station continue. Inside the main station area most of the track has been laid, ballasted and packed. Looking south the altered track positioning can clea…
During bad weather around two months ago a landslip occurred in the vicinity of Ballaglass power station affecting the Manx Electric track bed, and stopping tram use over that area. With no passenger service this winter, there was no immediate operating impact, although it should have been obvious…
Further additions have been made to our MER Photo Albums. Check out our Photographic Review of the 1993 MER Centenary Cavalcade at Laxey and our New Feature on the MER's Post Nationalisation Green Livery.
Progress with the track relay at Laxey station continues, with the new shape of the layout beginning to take effect. Looking towards the site of the long lost cafe and the edge of the Mines Tavern public house beer garden a couple of weeks ago, the line of the MER main tracks are visible, whilst po…
Timetables for 2014 services on the Manx Electric Railway, Snaefell Mountain Railway & Isle of Man Railway are now available to view on Isle of Man Transport's website. www.gov.im/publictransport/Rail/
The Marine Drive Tramway pages have been expanded to include Fleet Galleries, Line Drawings and a Route Map. Read more on the DHMD Tramway page.
The plans for the redevelopment of Ramsey Station have now been submitted. Click here to read the planning application in full. As always, all views and opinions concerning this major scheme are very much welcome.
The Manx Eletric Railway Society website is being updated on a daily basis. Please see The Society, Manx Electric Railway and Douglas Tramways pages for the most recent updated content. Landmark MER Society publications are now available for online viewing including the 1977 Ryan Technical Report i…
"SECLUDED by tall trees, Laxey tram station has always exuded an air of timeless charm - the silence between arrivals and departures broken only by the cawing of the rooks. But the site presents a very different scene today as contractors moved in as part of £678,000 ‘improvement’ scheme. With the…