List of rail routes on the Isle of Man
All rail routes on the Isle of Man are listed below. The lists include all routes on the Man Isle of the rail transport operated or currently are.
Railways and trams
route | Track wide mm |
The same se |
Length km |
Drive through |
from | to | Operation through |
comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Douglas - peel | 914 | 1 | 19.0 | steam | 1873 | 1968 | Isle of Man Railway | Track dismantling in 1975 |
Douglas - Port Erin | 914 | 1 | 25.6 | steam | 1874 | ib | Isle of Man Railway | |
Ramsey - St. John's | 914 | 1 | 26.4 | steam | 1879 | 1968 | Manx Northern Railway | |
St. John's - Foxdale | 914 | 1 | steam | 1886 | 1960 | Foxdale Railway | Track dismantling 197_ | |
Douglas - Ramsey | 914 | 1 | 27.4 | 550 V DC | 1893 | ib | Manx Electric Railway | |
Douglas , Victoria Pier - Derby Castle | 914 | 2 | 2.6 | horse | 1876 | ib | Douglas Bay Horse Tramway | |
Douglas , Promenade (Clock Tower) - Broadway | 914 | 2 | 1896 | 1929 | Douglas cable tram | |||
Douglas Head - Port Soderick | 1435 | 1 | 7.2 | 1896 | 1939 | Douglas Southern Electric Tramway | ||
Laxey - Snaefell | 1067 | 2 | 8.9 | 550 V DC | 1896 | ib | Snaefell Mountain Railway | |
Lhen Coan - Sea Lion Rocks | 610 | 1 | 0.9 | Steam, battery | 1896 1992 |
1962 ib |
Groudle Glen Railway |
Garden railways
Place, route | Track wide mm |
The same se |
Length km |
Drive through |
from | to | Operation through |
comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Port Soderick | 184 | 1 | 0.4 | Steam, diesel | 2000 | ib | Crogga Valley Railway | Private |
Ballaugh , Curraghs Wildlife Park , The Orchid Line | 184 | 1 | 0.8 | Steam, gasoline | 1992 | ib | Manx Model Engineering Society | public |
Funiculars
Place, route | Track wide mm |
The same se |
Length km |
Drive through |
from | to | Operation through |
comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Douglas , Pier - Douglas Head | 1219 | 2 | 0.137 | 1900 1949 |
194_ 1954 |
Douglas Head Cliff Railway | ||
Douglas , Promenade - Falcon Cliff | 1219 | 2 | 0.066 | 1887 | 1896 | The Falcon Cliff Hotel Lift | Private | |
Douglas , Promenade - Falcon Cliff | 1524 | 1 | 0.037 | electric | 1937 | 1990 | Falcon Cliff Lift | public |
Port Soderick , the beach | 1219 | 2 | 0.055 | 1898 | 1939 | Port Soderick Beach Funicular | dismantled between 1947 and 1949 | |
Laxey - Browside | 1524 | 2 | 0.076 | water | 1890 | 1906 |