RAILWAYSISLE OF MAN · AN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL

THE CHRONOLOGY

Five dates. Several different stories.

This selection marks openings and an original locomotive, rather than attempting a complete operating history.

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5 milestones shown.

  1. 1873
    STEAM

    Douglas–Peel opens

    The first Isle of Man Railway passenger route opens.

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  2. 1874
    STEAM

    The southern line follows

    The Douglas–Port Erin section opens.

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  3. 1893
    ELECTRIC

    Electric cars arrive

    The Manx Electric Railway opens.

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  4. 1895
    ELECTRIC

    A mountain railway

    The Snaefell Mountain Railway opens.

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  5. 1896
    GROUDLE

    Sea Lion’s railway

    Sea Lion belongs to the original Groudle railway story.

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