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Manx Electric Railway

Douglas (Derby Castle) → Ramsey · Isle of Man

The oldest electric tramway whose original cars are still in service: 1890s tramcars on the coast line from Douglas to Laxey and, since 1899, over the cliffs to Ramsey.

Distance
28 km
Fastest time
1 h 15 min
Average speed
22 km/h

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Manx Electric Railway, Douglas (Derby Castle) to Ramsey
Photo · Phil Richards from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0

The first section, from Derby Castle in Douglas to Groudle Glen, opened on 7 September 1893 and reached Laxey the next summer; the line got to the edge of Ramsey in 1898 and the town centre on 24 July 1899. Its debts helped bring down the bank behind it, and in 1902 a Manchester syndicate bought both it and the Snaefell Mountain Railway, the same year King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra rode from Douglas to Ramsey in trailer 59. It was nationalised in 1957 and is run today by Isle of Man Heritage Railways.

Stations

  1. 0 kmDerby Castle MER Station
  2. 1 kmPort Jack
  3. 1 kmOnchan Head
  4. 1 kmBoncompte's
  5. 2 kmBraeside Halt
  6. 3 kmHowstrake Camp Halt
  7. Show 34 more stations
    1. 3 kmGroudle Old Road Halt
    2. 4 kmGroudle Glen
    3. 5 kmEskadale Halt
    4. 6 kmBalladromma Beg Halt
    5. 6 kmScarffe's Crossing Halt
    6. 7 kmBaldrine Station
    7. 8 kmGarwick Glen Halt
    8. 8 kmBallagawne Halt
    9. 9 kmBallabeg Station
    10. 10 kmFairy Cottage
    11. 10 kmSouthcape Halt
    12. 11 kmLaxey Car Sheds
    13. 12 kmMinorca Halt
    14. 14 kmSkinscoe Halt
    15. 14 kmBallamoar Top Halt
    16. 15 kmBallaragh Halt
    17. 16 kmDhoon Glen Halt
    18. 17 kmDhoon Farm Halt
    19. 17 kmThalloo Mitchell
    20. 18 kmBallellin Halt
    21. 18 kmBallig Halt
    22. 18 kmBallasholague Halt
    23. 19 kmGlen Mona Halt
    24. 19 kmBallagorry Halt
    25. 20 kmWatson's Crossing
    26. 20 kmDolland Halt
    27. 20 kmBallaglass Halt
    28. 21 kmCornaa Halt
    29. 21 kmMurray's Road Halt
    30. 22 kmBallaskeig Halt
    31. 22 kmBallacannell Halt
    32. 23 kmRome's Crossing
    33. 24 kmBallajora Halt
    34. 24 kmDreemskerry
  8. 25 kmLewaigue Halt
  9. 26 kmBelle Vue Halt
  10. 27 kmBallure Halt
  11. 28 kmWalpole Drive Halt
  12. 28 kmBallastowell Halt

The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.

Along the way

  • Derby Castle, Douglas
  • Groudle Glen
  • Laxey, for the Snaefell line
  • The cliff-top run to Ramsey
  • Ramsey

How this line was checked

  • Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 9959967: the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
  • Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
  • Wikipedia has an article for this line

Questions and answers

How long is the Manx Electric Railway?

The Manx Electric Railway runs 28 km from Douglas (Derby Castle) to Ramsey.

How long does the Manx Electric Railway take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 15 min for the 28 km. That is an average of 22 km/h end to end.

Who runs the Manx Electric Railway?

Isle of Man Heritage Railways, with original 1890s electric tramcars.

How old is the Manx Electric Railway?

The line has been in service since 1899. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

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