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Isle of Man Railways
Friends of ours had previously urged us to visit the Isle of Man
as a place with "plenty of railways", but it was not until we
travelled to the Isle of Man by cruise ship (see Cruise of the Vikings 2016)
that we made the visit.
In the morning on the day of our visit, we took an arranged
excursion on the Manx Electric Tramway (on which John got told off
for folding the swing-over seat to face rearward, so he could take
photos out the back of the train!), and returned to Douglas in
time for a classic British pub lunch (
great beer!
) and then swung by the Douglas Station to see
what we could see. We were just in time to catch the afternoon
train, and were reassured by the guard that by changing trains at
Balla Salla would would be back in time to reboard the cruise
ship.
We only had enough money for one fare, but the guard was kind to
us, and allowed us both to travel (thank you so much, Mr Anonymous
Guard!), and indeed, all did go according to plan. We did not
have much time at either end to take photos of the train, but what
we did get is shown here. Hopefully we might get make one day to
travel the full line to Peel.
The Isle of Man Steam Railway
The Isle of Man Electric Tramway
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The Snaefell Mountain Railway