The Isle of Man has a rich transport heritage and boasts the largest narrow-gauge railway network in the British Isles[1] with several historic railways and tramways still in operation. These operate largely to what is known as "Manx Standard Gauge" (3 ft [914 mm] narrow gauge)[2] and together they comprise about 65 miles (105 km) of Victorian railways and tramways. The Isle of Man Railway Museum in Port Erin allows people to find out more about the history of the Manx railways, and was until 1998 accompanied by a similar museum in Ramsey, which was dedicated to the history of the electric line, but this was closed and converted into a youth club. The steam railway to the south of the island, electric to the north and mountain line to the summit of Snaefell, the island's only mountain, are all government-owned, and operated under the title Isle of Man Railways, as a division of the island's Department of Infrastructure. The lines at Groudle Glen and Curraghs Wildlife Park are both privately owned but open to the public.[3]
Track and installations still in place but overgrown.
There have been various other railways on the Isle of Man that have never been open for public transport, such as those in the various mines around the island. Among these are/were:
A construction railway to the Injebreck Reservoir, 3 ft (914 mm), built 1899, length 4+1⁄2 miles (7.2 km) from Hillberry to the Reservoir, worked with steam locomotives.[7]
^The Isle of Man Railways: The Glenfaba Brickworks Tramway
February 15, 2023
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See also List of Isle of Man railway lines and locations The Isle of Man has a rich transport heritage and boasts the largest narrow gauge railway network in the British Isles 1 with several historic railways and tramways still in operation These operate largely to what is known as Manx Standard Gauge 3 ft 914 mm narrow gauge 2 and together they comprise about 65 miles 105 km of Victorian railways and tramways The Isle of Man Railway Museum in Port Erin allows people to find out more about the history of the Manx railways and was until 1998 accompanied by a similar museum in Ramsey which was dedicated to the history of the electric line but this was closed and converted into a youth club The steam railway to the south of the island electric to the north and mountain line to the summit of Snaefell the island s only mountain are all government owned and operated under the title Isle of Man Railways as a division of the island s Department of Infrastructure The lines at Groudle Glen and Curraghs Wildlife Park are both privately owned but open to the public 3 Map of main railways in the Isle of Man vte Railways and tramways of the Isle of ManLegend Principal stations and interchanges only Orchid Line detailsnot shownRamsey MNR Queen s Pier Tramway SMR Snaefell Summit Ramsey MER Kirk Michael Great Laxey Mine RailwayLaxeySea Lion Rocks GGR Groudle Lhen Coan IoMR PeelKnockaloe IoMR St John s St John s MNR FR Foxdale Derby CastleBroadway UDCT Sea Terminal DBHT DouglasDouglas Head DSET Port SoderickRonaldsway for Isle of Man AirportCastletownPort ErinMap all coordinates in List of Isle of Man railway lines and locations using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KMLLines EditThe lines listed in the table are or have been open to the general public Most lines had have Manx Standard Gauge of 3 ft 914 mm Lines open to the general public Name Opened Closed Gauge NotesIsle of Man Railway 1873 3 ft 914 mm Peel line closed 1969Manx Northern Railway 1879 1905 3 ft 914 mm Taken over by the Isle of Man Railway in 1905 Last tracks used 1969 Foxdale Railway 1886 1905 3 ft 914 mm Taken over by the Isle of Man Railway in 1905 Snaefell Mountain Railway 1895 3 ft 6 in 1 067 mm Groudle Glen Railway 1896 2 ft 610 mm No service 1962 to 1983Manx Electric Railway 1893 3 ft 914 mm Douglas Bay Horse Tramway 1876 3 ft 914 mm Great Laxey Mine Railway 1877 2004 1929 19 in 483 mm Former mine railway reopened in 2004 as a tourist heritage railwayUpper Douglas Cable Tramway 1896 1929 3 ft 914 mm Douglas Southern Electric Tramway or Marine Drive railway 1896 1939 4 ft 8 in 1 422 mm Douglas Head Funicular Railway or Douglas Head Inclined Railway 4 5 6 1900 1954 4 ft 1 219 mm Passenger incline railwayPort Soderick Cliff Lift 5 7 6 1896 1939 4 ft 1 219 mm First Falcon Cliff Lift sold to Port Soderick and re erected there in 1896Laxey Browside Tramway 6 1890 1906 5 ft 1 524 mm Queen s Pier Tramway Ramsey 1882 1971 3 ft 914 mm Restoration works under way 8 Orchid Line Wildlife Park Ballaugh 1992 Various Miniature railwayFirst Falcon Cliff Lift Douglas 9 1887 1896 4 ft 1 219 mm Sold and became the Port Soderick Cliff LiftSecond Falcon Cliff Lift Douglas 9 10 5 6 1927 1990 5 ft 1 524 mm Track and installations still in place but overgrown There have been various other railways on the Isle of Man that have never been open for public transport such as those in the various mines around the island Among these are were GlenfabaGlenfaba Brickworks Tramway 11 Knockaloe branch line owned by the IMR for Knockaloe Internment Camp internees and supplies Peel Harbour Tramway construction railway 3 ft 914 mm steam locomotives built 1864 or 1865 and dismantled 1873 7 Incline railway connecting to the Peel Harbour Tramway self acting incline 7 Corrin s Hill 3 ft 914 mm horse drawn construction railway connecting a stone quarry to the incline railway 7 St John s Gravel LineGarffA second Laxey Mine tramway 3 ft 914 mm horsedrawn on the lower washing floor constructed around 1865 and lasted until at least 1918 7 MiddleCrogga Valley Railway a private garden railway Douglas Breakwater Crane Railway Douglas Holiday Camp 7 A construction railway to the Injebreck Reservoir 3 ft 914 mm built 1899 length 4 1 2 miles 7 2 km from Hillberry to the Reservoir worked with steam locomotives 7 RushenPort Erin Breakwater Railway a construction line for the Port Erin Breakwater 7 ft 2 134 mm steam traction built 1864 About fifty other minor tramways in the various mines quarries and sand pits or on RAF gunnery lines existed on the island 7 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rail transport in the Isle of Man See also Edit Trains portalIsle of Man List of heritage railways British narrow gauge railways Mountain railway Transport in the Isle of Man SodorReferences Edit Herring Peter 2004 Yesterday s Railways David amp Charles pp 270 272 ISBN 978 0 7153 1733 4 Railways in the United Kingdom The Manx Steam amp Model Engineering Club Archived 16 March 2011 at archive today The Isle of Man Railways The Douglas Head Railway a b c Marine Drive a b c d Isle of Man Cliff Railways a b c d e f g h The Industrial Archaeology of the Isle of Man Archived 21 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine Ramsey Queen s Pier National Piers Society 20 March 2016 a b Turner Keith 2002 Cliff railways of the British Isles Usk Oakwood pp 141 142 ISBN 0853615942 Falcon Cliff The Isle of Man Railways The Glenfaba Brickworks Tramway Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rail transport in the Isle of Man amp oldid 1115545754, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
