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

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.

I flagged down a Horse Tram outside my hotel and rode along to the railway terminus in (sort of) style.

I set off early in the morning on an old fashioned electric tram.

Along the coast to Laxey to see the wheel.

Though Laxey station was worth seeing in its own right.

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?

It was certainly a busy wee station.


With Mosaics at the entrance

Bi-lingual Fire Station.

Wheel Ticket Booth


The Laxey Wheel


Somehow much bigger than you expect

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.


The works run a fair bit up the valley and are powered by a variety of...

...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 and Down Snaefell we went.


On the slightly rickety Snaefell Mountain Railway, stopping off for lunch at the top, and failing to see the 7 kingdoms for the mist.


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

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.


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.

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.

I flagged down a Horse Tram outside my hotel and rode along to the railway terminus in (sort of) style.

I set off early in the morning on an old fashioned electric tram.

Along the coast to Laxey to see the wheel.

Though Laxey station was worth seeing in its own right.

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?

It was certainly a busy wee station.


With Mosaics at the entrance

Bi-lingual Fire Station.

Wheel Ticket Booth


The Laxey Wheel


Somehow much bigger than you expect

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.


The works run a fair bit up the valley and are powered by a variety of...

...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 and Down Snaefell we went.


On the slightly rickety Snaefell Mountain Railway, stopping off for lunch at the top, and failing to see the 7 kingdoms for the mist.


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

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.


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.
