"Welcome to Isle of Man Transport" - Evening Film Show at the
Sefton Hotel presented by the Isle of Man Steam Railway Supporters
Association
Starts at 19.30
Admission Free
Manx Northern
Special train at 9.00am from Douglas to Port Erin (arr.
10.55am), returning at 2.35pm and arriving back in Douglas at 4.15pm,
with photo stops at stations en route and crossing service trains at
Colby. Operated by ex-Manx Northern locomotive CALEDONIA, MNR Foxdale
brake coach F39, and MNR goods van Gr12.
Very limited capacity - special reservation ticket
required.
Fare - usual fares apply (including Explorer tickets), plus special
reservation ticket (£10).
GH WOOD turned
10.20am and 2.20pm Douglas to Port Erin & 12.20pm and 4.20pm Port
Erin to Douglas trains will be the first to be operated by locomotive
10 GH WOOD - turned to face Douglas.
Usual fares apply (including Explorer tickets)
VIKING Venture
Additional trains from Port Erin to Colby at 11.25am and
3.25pm, returning at 11.55am and 3.55pm, hauled by diesel locomotive
17 VIKING.
Usual fares apply (including Explorer tickets)
Leyland Olympian bus running on service - see details
on homepage
5.15pm Service 1 - Douglas to Port St Mary
6.30pm Service 1 - Port St Mary to Douglas
Port Erin Evening Special
Special train from Douglas to Port Erin departing at 6.30pm,
returning non-stop at 9.00pm
Usual fares apply (including Explorer tickets)
All service trains double-headed or banked between Douglas and
Port Soderick
Great Laxey Mines Railway in operation. Demonstration ore trains.
National Service
10.10am Derby Castle to Ramsey and 11.40am Ramsey to Derby
Castle services operated by MER tram 16 and trailer 60 in the
1957 nationalised"green livery
Usual fares apply (including Explorer tickets)
Catch a Cab
Locomotive Cab rides from Laxey to Fairy Cottage and back at
10.25am, 11.00am, 1.00pm and 4.30pm (25 minute round trip) on vintage
ex-Bord na Móna (Irish Turf Board) Simplex diesel locomotive
(courtesy of RMS Locotec Ltd)
Very limited capacity
Special fares apply (adult passengers only) £10.00 - Advance
reservation only
The Dhoon Diesel
Special diesel-hauled services on the MER - Laxey to Dhoon
Quarry and back at 11.40am, 1.40pm and 3.10pm (one hour round
trip)
Tram trailer hauled by vintage Ruston diesel locomotive (courtesy of
RMS Locotec Ltd)
Special fares apply - Adult £5.00, Child £2.50
Northern Lights
Special evening guided tram tour at 6.30pm from Douglas
(Derby Castle) to Ramsey, arriving back by 10.15pm with a 30 minute
refreshment break at Laxey on the outward journey and a 45-minute
break at Ramsey. Commentary on places and items of special interest
en route, with special stops as appropriate
Limited capacity - special reservation tickets required
Usual fares apply (including Explorer tickets) - plus reservation
ticket (£10.00 - inclusive of refreshments at Laxey)
Groudle Glen Railway operating, with a two-train service all day -
Steam, diesel and battery locomotives in use
Great Laxey Mines Railway operating, including demonstration ore
trains
Steam road wagon on display at Laxey
Orchid Line Miniature railway in operation at the Curraghs Wildlife
Park
Double Vision
10.20am Douglas to Port Erin and 12.20m Port Erin to Douglas
trains double headed
Usual fares apply (including Explorer tickets)
Coastal Connector
Special MER tram shuttle service between Groudle (for the
Groudle Glen Railway) and Laxey (for the Great Laxey Mines Railway) -
both of which will be in operation. Operated by an open cross-bench
tram hauling MER Mail Van 4
Departures from Laxey to Groudle at 10.30am, 12.00noon, 1.30pm,
3.00pm and 4.30pm
Departures from Groudle to Laxey at 11.10am, 12.40pm, 2.10pm, 3.40pm
and 5.10pm
Usual fares apply (including Explorer tickets)
Ramsey Ruston
Special tram service with vintage Ruston diesel locomotive
hauling a tram trailer from Laxey to Ramsey at 11.15am, returning
from Ramsey to Laxey at 1.45pm
Courtesy of RMS Locotec Ltd
Special fares apply - Adult £10.00, Child £5.00
Evening Show
Slide show at the Villa Marina presented by the Manx Electric Railway
Society, commencing 8.30pm
Admission Free
Manx Electric & Sneafell MountainRailways
MER trams 1 and 2 in use; all saloon trailers in use; MER
mail van 4 attached to 11.40am Derby Castle to Ramsey and 1.40pm
Ramsey to Derby Castle services
Open wagon attached to some Snaefell Mountain Railway services
Last Leyland bus day - see details on homepage
To commemorate the end of regular operation of Leyland buses on the
Island the following services are to be operated by the type
9.00am Service 25
9.55am Service 24
11.15am & 11.35am Service 22
11.53am & 12.13pm Service 21
1.25pm Service 23
2.25pm Service 26
5.10pm Service 6 - Douglas to Peel
5.52pm Service 5A - Peel to Douglas
CALEDONIA
10.20am Douglas to Port Erin and 12.20pm Port Erin - Douglas trains
hauled by former Manx Northern Railway locomotive CALEDONIA
Usual fares apply (including Explorer tickets)
Snaefell Sunset
Special evening tram from Laxey to Snaefell Summit at 7.15pm,
arriving back by 10.00pm, including a visit to the original 1895 SMR
Laxey Station (now a branch line to the Snaefell Tram Depot) en
route, and a photographic stop opposite the Great Laxey Wheel.
Refreshments available at Snaefell Summit station, where a short
astronomical talk will be given by Howard Parkin of the IoM
Astronomical Society, as well as a short guided tour of the flora and
fauna at the summit by John "Dog" Callister
Connecting tram from Douglas (Derby Castle) at 6.40pm, arriving back
in Douglas at 10.30pm
Special fares apply - From Laxey - Adult £10.00, Child
£5.00; From Douglas - Adult £12.00, Child £6.00
Display of unusual railway vehicles at Laxey station, including
the NATS (National Air Traffic Services) diesel railcars used on the
Snaefell line, a vintage IMR Wickham Railcar, and on-track machines
used by trackwork contractor RMS Locotec
National Service
10.10am Derby Castle to Ramsey and 11.40am Ramsey to Derby
Castle services operated by tram 16 and trailer 60 in the 1957
Nationalised green livery
Usual fares apply (including Explorer tickets)
Ruston Diesel
Launch and renaming of re-liveried Ruston diesel locomotive (formerly
"Bertie") at Laxey station at 11.15am
The Dhoon Diesel
Special diesel-hauled services on the MER - Laxey to Dhoon
Quarry and back at 11.40am, 1.40pm and 3.10pm (one hour round
trip)
Tram trailer hauled by vintage Ruston diesel locomotive (courtesy of
RMS Locotec Ltd)
Special fares apply - Adult £5.00, Child £2.50.
MARIA
12.45pm and 14.30pm Laxey to Dhoon Quarry and back (one hour
round trip) operated by MER diesel-electric tram 34 MARIA and two
trailers
Special fares apply - Adult £5.00, Child £2.50
Groudle Glen Rilway
Evening services operating on the Groudle Glen Railway
Connecting MER tram service from Derby Castle and back, as per
MER timetable
Special inclusive fares apply for return tram journey and Groudle
Glen Railway travel - £5.00 Adult, £3.00 Child
Evening Supper Tour
Tram & two trailers - join TLP Tours for an evening
journey to Ballaskeig and back to Laxey for a buffet supper in the
station cafe. Enjoy a 28-mile round trip in a century-old tramcar
including a short photo-stop at the stunning Bulgham Bay - 588ft
above sea level. Trams do not normally stop here, making this a rare
opportunity to see this dramatic piece of Manx coastline close-up,
rather than passing at speed. Enjoy the rare combination of a Motor
with TWO trailers! Depart from Douglas Derby Castle tram stop at
6.30pm, returning at approx 11.00pm.
Fare (all classes) £15.00 - tickets available from the Isle of
Man Welcome Centre (at the Sea Terminal). For further information
telephone 01624 627614 or 07624 457934
Vintage Bus Tour
Vintage bus tour from Douglas, reliving some of the former IOM Road
Service Routes. 10.00am from Sea Terminal.
Fare: Adult £6.00/Child £4.00 - tickets available from the
Isle of Man Welcome Centre (at the Sea Terminal). For further
information telephone 01624 627614 or 07624 457934
Groudle Glen Railway
Evening services operating on the Groudle Glen Railway
Connecting tram service from Derby Castle and back, as per MER
timetable
Special inclusive fares apply for return tram journey and Groudle
Glen Railway travel - £5.00 Adult, £3.00 Child
The above list has largely been taken from IOM Railways
provisional list, and is included here as a guide only. Operation of
the event week and individual events is outside the control of the
MER Society and anyone wishing to confirm individual events or
require up to the minute or additional information should contact
Isle of Man Railways or their Customer Services Manager on 01624
663366 or by e-mail to [email protected]
All Events are subject to availability of rolling-stock