A haven for historic transport, preservation and railway enthusiasts, the Isle of Man has a wide range of unique railways still in use today from the Douglas Horse Tramway to the Steam Railway and Manx Electric Railway with heritage museums and sites to visit along the way.
The Steam Heritage Guide includes contact details, opening times and description of preservation and heritage attractions in the London area.
Mines Road, Laxey Valley Gardens, Laxey, Isle of Man, .
A re-creation of the original steam-powered mine railway from 1877. Runs from Laxey Valley Gardens up to the foot of the hill below The Great Laxey Wheel…
Jurby Industrial Estate, Jurby, Isle of Man, IM7 3BD.
The Museum was founded and funded by father & son team Denis and Darren Cunningham to act as the public home for their collection of over 130 vehicles,…
Ronaldsway Airport,
Ballasalla,
Isle of Man,
IM9 2AT.
Tel: 01624 829 294.
An impressively detailed collection showing the history of aviation in the Isle of Man plus the Island's surprisingly heavy involvement in both world wars.…
Curraghs Wildlife Park,
Ballaugh,
Isle of Man,
IM7 5EA.
Tel: 01624 897 323.
7.25in. gauge, 1,000 yards. Eight steam locomotives, one petrol and one battery, round a half mile circuit of the park.
Cregneash Road , Cregneash, Isle of Man, IM9 5PX.
An illustration of the traditional Manx farming and crofting way of life, with heavy horses, indigenous Loghtan sheep, shorthorn cows, pigs and Manx cats.
Transport Headquarters,
Banks Circus,
Douglas,
Isle of Man,
IM1 5PT.
Tel: 01624 663 366.
Opened in 1874, this narrow gauge railway still runs with its original locomotives and carriages, through an ever changing landscape, to a choice of destinations…
Transport Headquarters, Banks Circus, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 5PT.
Unique double track railway running nearly 18 miles between Douglas and Ramsey through some of the most breathtaking coastal scenery in the British Isles.…
Station Road, Port Erin, Isle of Man, IM9 6AE.
The museum charts the history of the steam powered railway from its inception in 1873 to the present day including the now defunct lines which used to…
The Great Laxey Wheel or 'Lady Isabella' (as she is also known) is the largest working waterwheel in the world. She was built in 1854 to pump water from…
The railway is the only electrically worked mountain railway in the British Isles. This 3ft 6in. gauge line runs for four miles 53 chains from Laxey to…
For more than 200 years the Nautical Museum in Castletown was home to the Peggy, the earliest example of a British schooner, and the only surviving shallop…
Hangar 230,
Jurby Industrial Estate,
Jurby,
Isle of Man,
IM7 3BD.
Tel: 0000.
The largest transport museum on the Island. Exhibits include a horse tram shop, the last remaining Upper Douglas cable car, buses dating from 1927-1991…
Grove House & Gardens,
Andreas Road,
Ramsey,
Isle of Man,
IM8 3UA.
Tel: 01624 648 000.
Victorian house and outbuildings containing agricultural implements and vehicles. Some livestock.
Groudle Glen,
Onchan,
Isle of Man,
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Tel: 01624 670 453.
Famous 2ft gauge railway 0.75 mile long from Lhen Coan station to Sea Lion Rocks. Motive power consists of two diesels, Bagnall 2-4-0 ‘Sea Lion’, the…
Strathallan Crescent,
Douglas,
Isle of Man,
IM2 4NR.
Tel: 01624 614 687.
It is the oldest surviving Horse Tramway in Britain, and the only one to have operated continuously since its opening on 7th August 1876 with the exception…