Isle of Man day 1
Manx Electric: Douglas
© Geoff’s Rail Diaries 2023
Geoff’s Rail Diaries
24 July 2023
including the ‘specials’ and extras which add to
the fun.
By the time we’re off the ferry and booked into
our hotel, there’s not a lot left of the day, but
there’s plenty of time for a stroll to Derby
Castle to see the gradual winding-down of the
day’s service on the Manx Electric - not
forgetting the horse trams making their stately
progress along the promenade. Their line was a mere stump of
its former extent in 2019; now it extends roughly half-way,
terminating and reversing at the Villa Marina.
As the trams and horses are put away for the evening, we’re
reminded that we too need a bite to eat before bedtime - so
that’s it for today
Link: Manx Electric Railway Online
Just four years ago, in July 2019, we joined
a small group from the Shropshire Railway
Society on a trip to the Isle of Man for the
transport festival. We’re here again, for a
week during which the 150th anniversary of
the opening of the steam railway and the
130th anniversary of the Manx Electric
Railway are being celebrated.
We won’t be trying too hard to join in the celebrations, but we’ll
make use of, and enjoy, the various transport operations,
