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Only four months overdue, that's almost good for me...!

The Electric Railway

So on the third day of my adventures, I decided to set off on the Electric Railway to see as much of that part of the island as possible.


Horse Tram
I flagged down a Horse Tram outside my hotel and rode along to the railway terminus in (sort of) style.
Electric Tram
I set off early in the morning on an old fashioned electric tram.
Bi-lingual Signage
Along the coast to Laxey to see the wheel.
Laxey Station
Though Laxey station was worth seeing in its own right.
Ticket Booth?
Dunno what this little hut is supposed to be, they have them (less stylistic mind) on lots of the unmanned stations up the West Highland line and I don't know what those are either. (Maybe electrics for the signals/points or something?
eletric trams
It was certainly a busy wee station.
Mosaic 1
Mosaic 2
With Mosaics at the entrance
Fire Station
Bi-lingual Fire Station.
Ticket Booth
Wheel Ticket Booth
Laxey Wheel
Wheel in Profile
The Laxey Wheel
Paddles
Spokes
Somehow much bigger than you expect
Moat
And frankly, I'm amazed that my mum (who has vertigo) got up here when my dad and her went there on holiday before they got married.
Workings
Mechanism Ducts
The works run a fair bit up the valley and are powered by a variety of...
Stream
...streams that really don't look big enough but somehow manage it.
It goes all the way up the valley, there's a mine works, and pump houses and all sorts up there, but I didn't have time to spend a couple of hours doing the whole thing. Need to go back sometime and do it properly. However I had other stuff to do...
Up Snaefell
Down Snaefell
Up and Down Snaefell we went.
Manx Signage
Snaefell Railway
On the slightly rickety Snaefell Mountain Railway, stopping off for lunch at the top, and failing to see the 7 kingdoms for the mist.
Glen Mona
Railtracks
Once I got back down again, I headed off into the unknown again, and got off at remote request stop Glen Mona in search of Cashtal yn Ard
Cashtal Yn Ard
It was worth the walk - if you follow that link you'll find the post I made about it in detail - there and back to the station.
Older Tram
Old school interior
Not sure why the older trams were warmer and had sides (you'd think the older they were the more basic they were but the opposite is true) but I was certainly grateful for the glazed windows on the way home in the evening.

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