Riding the 3ft gauge
IoM: the Steam Railway
© Geoff’s Rail Diaries 2019
Geoff’s Rail Diaries
23 & 26 July 2019
We’re on the Isle of Man for a few days,
enjoying the many attractions, including
the railways and tramways. Here’s a
selection of photos taken on the two
days when we rode on the steam
railway.
On Tuesday 23 July, we took a ride along the full length of the
railway, to Port Erin. We only just made it to Douglas station
for the 9.50am train - and only just found seats. This train
was double-headed, by Caledonia and Kissack, but we didn’t
realise we had two locomotives until we began to hear two
distinct and different exhaust beats… From Port Erin, we
walked up to the Cregneash museum,
returning along the coast to Port St Mary,
where we joined a much shorter train
hauled by Caledonia for the run back to
Douglas
Friday 26 July, our last full day, saw us
travel as far as Castletown, where we visited the castle, had
lunch and had another interesting coastal walk - returning to
the station before lunch to see the passing trains… Once
again, Caledonia did the honours to Castletown; Hutchinson
hauled us back again
Link: IoM Steam Railway
