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Manx Northern Railway: 1879: 1905: 3 ft (914 mm) 47 miles (76 km) Taken over by the Isle of Man Railway in 1905. Last tracks used 1969. Foxdale Railway: 1886: 1905: 3 ft (914 mm) 2.25 miles (3.62 km) Taken over by the Isle of Man Railway in 1905. Snaefell Mountain Railway: 1895 — 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) 5.5 miles (8.9 km) Groudle Glen Railway ...
There are many local stopping places on the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.Trams may stop wherever it is convenient to do so. Following is a list of the acknowledged stopping places. The primary (i.e. timetabled) stopping places are as follows, and are those featured on the time
Manx Electric Railway Co. South Cape Halt ( Manx : Stadd Rheynn Yiass ) is an intermediate stopping place on the easterly section of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man . Location
Formed in 1870 with the first line following three years later, the Isle of Man Railway Company operated services until 1977 (see below) merging with the Manx Northern Railway and Foxdale Railway in 1905. The railway is now marketed as the Steam Railway to differentiate it from the Manx Electric Railway, operated by the same department. It was ...
The Manx Northern Railway (MNR) was the second common carrier railway built in the Isle of Man. It was a steam railway between St John's and Ramsey . It operated as an independent concern only from 1879 to 1905.
The Great Laxey Mine Railway was originally constructed to serve the Isle of Man's Great Laxey Mine, a lead mine located in Laxey.The 19 in (483 mm) gauge railway runs from the old mine entrance to the washing floors along a right of way that passes through the Isle of Man's only remaining railway tunnel (another at Dhoon West Quarry is disused) under the 3 ft (914 mm) gauge Victorian Manx ...
The main railway station on the line is the interchange with the Manx Electric Railway at Laxey; the only intermediate stopping place on the line is at the Bungalow, at the mid-way position where the line crosses the Mountain Road , part of the Snaefell Mountain Course used in the TT races. During race periods, trams terminate on either side of ...
Laxey (Manx: Laksaa) is a village on the east coast of the Isle of Man. Its name derives from the Old Norse Laxa meaning 'Salmon River'. Its key distinguishing features are its three working vintage railways and the largest working waterwheel in the world. It is also the location of King Orry's Grave.