List of rail routes on the Isle of Man

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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

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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

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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
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Douglas , Pier - Douglas Head 1219 2 0.137 1900
1949
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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

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.hows.org.uk/personal/rail/iom.htm
  2. http://www.hows.org.uk/personal/rail/iom.htm
  3. http://www.hows.org.uk/personal/rail/iom.htm
  4. http://www.funiculars.net/line.php?id=241
  5. http://www.hows.org.uk/personal/rail/iom.htm