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Today, history was made as King Charles III embarked on his first official visit to the Isle of Man since becoming king and his first as Lord of Mann. Arriving in Douglas around 12:30pm, His Majesty attended a special sitting of Tynwald, the island’s ancient parliament. He then addressed the assemb…
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King Charles is set to make his first official visit to the Isle of Man as its head of state on Tuesday, 14 July, with a programme of engagements celebrating the Island's history, culture, and community arranged to mark the occasion. This will include a visit to Douglas Promenade to mark the 150th…
The 1897 MER Booking Office at Derby Castle, has received a welcome makeover. Replacement of many of the split logs and a new coat of paint has reinvigorated the exterior of the structure which is likely to be much visited as the 150th anniversary of the adjacent horse tramway approaches, not least…
Later this month, the Department of Infrastructure is requesting Tynwald’s approval for £2.5 million to restore the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway to the Sea Terminal - and finish a job previously approved by Tynwald back in 2017. Now, almost a decade on from that original vote, the Register of Business…
Passengers on the Manx Electric now have yet another reason to travel, thanks to the reopening of a once-popular pub which is now a café. The Liverpool Arms, located along the A2 coastal road between Onchan and Baldrine, closed in 2017, with the landlord blaming a decline in trade, ‘particularly ov…
The Snaefell Mountain Railway played a key part in a rescue when, just after 1pm on Monday June 22nd, an emergency call alerted services to the stricken walker who had suffered a leg injury. Medical staff were ferried up Snaefell Mountain by the mountain railway after a walker was reported injured.…
Treasury has been instructed to return to Tynwald in July with a capital funding request to complete reinstating the horse tram tracks. During an evening session of Tynwald on June 17th, politicians reviewed the draft business case presented by the Department of Infrastructure for laying the track…
TODAY's featured
A smartly turned out Ratchet Car 29 with the unique and delightful little trailer 60 wait their call for service on the goods shed siding in Laxey station, August 11, 1964. (Photo: Neil Clifton)
Once upon a time, in the dark days of the Jackson regime, only the favoured few ever got to see past the gate, let alone inside any of the depots or workshops of the Island’s railway systems. Like the hallowed interiors of some Secret Temple, the back of the Douglas Railway Station carriage shed fo…
Tunnel Car 5 passes over the four arch Glen Roy Viaduct on the 29th August 1976 as it sets off on a journey to Douglas, the MER service was cut back to the Douglas/Laxey section for the season whilst the Ramsey line was mothballed. This impressive structure which spans the Laxey River, was construc…
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