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The Manx Electric Railway (Manx: Raad Yiarn Lectragh Vannin) is an electric interurban tramway connecting Douglas, Laxey and Ramsey in the Isle of Man. [1] It connects with the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway at its southern terminus at Derby Castle at the northern end of the promenade in Douglas, and with the Snaefell Mountain Railway at Laxey.
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 timetabled services of the railway.
The route ran along from the Douglas Head end of the Marine Drive atop the cliffs and crossed a number of viaducts and bridges. [1] The tram line was 3.5 miles (5.6 km) long, and was single track with passing places. All stops were on the seaward side of the track, and cars only had doors on that side.
The Snaefell Mountain Railway (Manx: Raad Yiarn Sniaull) is an electric mountain railway on the Isle of Man in Europe. It joins the village of Laxey with the summit of Snaefell, at 2,036 feet (621 m) above sea level the highest point on the island. It connects with the Manx Electric Railway (MER) in Laxey.
In 1882, Lightfoot sold the line to Isle of Man Tramways Ltd, later the Isle of Man Tramways & Electric Power Co. Ltd, which also owned the Manx Electric Railway. The company went into liquidation in 1900 as a consequence of a banking collapse. The tramway was sold by the liquidator to Douglas Corporation in 1902. Since 1927 the tramway has run ...
Map all coordinates in "List of Isle of Man railway lines and locations" using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Main article: Rail transport in the Isle of Man The Isle of Man has many railway lines, both current and historical. This is a list of those lines intended to carry passengers, either for public ...
Ramsey Station (Manx: Stashoon Raad Yiarn Rhumsaa) serves the town of Ramsey in the Isle of Man; it is the northern terminus of the Manx Electric Railway.It was formerly known as Ramsey (Plaza) Station after the nearby Plaza cinema, now demolished and turned into a car park.
Isle of Man Public Transport also known as Isle of Man Transport and Isle of Man Transport Services, [2] is a division of the Isle of Man Government's Department of Infrastructure that operates public transport on the Isle of Man. The division operates the following services: [2] Bus Vannin, island-wide daily bus service