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Challenging the established Isle of Man Steam Packet on the Irish Sea during the late 1970's was the one ship operation of ManxLine - running between Douglas and Heysham, a port abandoned by Steam Packet a few years earlier. Significantly it also provided the Island with its first ro-ro service, wh…
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Additional views of the Horse Tram 150 event. Some behind-the-scenes shots of events at Derby Castle on the occasion of the Horse Tram 150 event. For a full report of the event itself, see our previous article "Douglas Bay Horse Tramway celebrates 150 years." ABOVE: Station Master Davy Callister lo…
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THE Douglas Bay Horse Tramway marked its 150th anniversary on Friday, 7th August. The anniversary celebration, took place just a week after another successful 'Manx Heritage Transport Festival' and less than four weeks since the historic visit by King Charles III. Events started at 10:00 with 'Meet…
The Douglas Horse Tramway celebrates its official 150th Anniversary Day on Friday, August 7, 2026, featuring special celebratory cavalcades with double-decker tram no. 18, stable tours, live music, a birthday cake cutting ceremony, and family-friendly activities at Strathallan Tram Depot. The offic…
To mark 50 years of bus nationalisation on the Isle of Man, on Saturday, August 1st, a spectacular selection of vehicles set off at 12:30 from Sea Cliff Road, travelling as far as the War Memorial on Harris Promenade, with a display of vehicles on the walkway next to the War Memorial. ABOVE & BELOW…
‘The Isle of Man's tourism industry has reached a record value of £433.4 million, an increase of £256 million since 2016. The latest figures from the annual Visitor Economy Report show 352,301 people visited the Island in 2025, up 6.9% on the previous year. Tourism's contribution to the economy has…
A warm welcome is extended to all of those who will be visiting the Island to participate in the Manx Heritage Transport Festival which commences on Tuesday July 28th. The REVISED programme of events (Updated 22/07/26) can be downloaded HERE Manx Transport Review is the journal of the Manx Electric…
Last surviving sunshade (aka 'umbrella') Car No. 22 of 1890 has been brought back to Douglas from the Jurby Transport Museum today in readiness for next week’s Heritage Transport Festival week. Meanwhile, Royal Tram No. 44 has been sent to Jurby as a replacement. Car 22 was spotted on the back of a…
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Trailer 44 has just been delivered from the car sheds to Derby Castle by Car 33, prior to being paired to the Laxey based service car, which usually worked the first southbound journey of the day operating single motor. Car 5 & trailer 47 which were operating a private hire occupy the Groudle Sidin…
The official start of the SMR Centenary celebrations was a guided walk to Snaefell Summit on January 2nd 1995, the actual date that construction work started 100 years earlier, and in similar weather conditions. Participants travelled from Laxey to The Bungalow by tram (surely the first passenger s…
Mike Goodwyn is seen here at the controls of a very smart No 18 (and not his more usual Car 32) on a glorious day at Eskadale during July 1994. When in use, 18 was usually coupled to the delightful 1896 Bulkhead Trailer No. 60 which until being painted green in 2000 still retained genuine 1960s MER…
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