1ST - 8TH SEPTEMBER 2018 1893 2018 MANX ELECTRIC RAILWAY ANNIVERSARY 01624 662525 www.rail.im SATURDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER PARALLEL RUN Ride on Cars 1 and 2 in their 125th anniversary year as they run in parallel to the original 1893 terminus of Groudle. Listed in the Guinness Book of Records, Cars 1 and 2 are the oldest electric trams in the world still in regular operation on their original line. Departs Derby Castle at 09:00. Limited availability. To reserve your seat email Transport Headquarters [email protected] office hours 08:30-17:00 Mon - Fri. Standard tram fares apply or valid Go Travel card will be accepted on the day. OLDEST AND NEWEST TRAMS ON TIMETABLED SERVICES Take the opportunity to ride on the railway’s oldest and newest trams; Cars 1 and 2 built in 1893 and Cars 32 and 33 built in 1906. Car 1 departs Derby Castle at 11:10 & 13:40 Car 2 departs Derby Castle at 10:10, 13:10 & 14:40 Car 32 departs Derby Castle at 09:10, 10:40, 14:10 & 15:40 Car 33 departs Derby Castle at 09:40 & 12:40 Standard tram fares apply. Go Travel cards accepted. For details or to book: www.rail.im or call 01624 662525 Join us for this unique 8 day event to celebrate the 125th Anniversary of the Manx Electric Railway. SATURDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER MOTORMAN TASTER LESSONS Try your hand at driving Winter Saloon No. 22 between Laxey and Lewaigue, passing along the cliff tops 588 feet above the sea at Bulgham Bay and through the scenic farmland of Maughold Parish. Car 22 departs Laxey at 10:50, 12:50 and 14:50. Participants must be aged between 21 and 75. Proof of age may be required. Four participants on each return trip. £25. To book online visit www.rail.im or call the Welcome Centre 01624 662525 /IoMTransport @iombusandrail SUNDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER 125TH BIRTHDAY PARTY During the day there will be live entertainers, bands, singers and folk dancers alongside a Farmers Market in the village square, vintage vehicles on display and fairground rides including a ferris wheel! Being such a prestigious birthday the Horse Trams have also decided that they would like to come along and make an appearance. The stable staff will be looking after the horse in the station all day along with Tramcar No.1. They would be delighted to see you during the day. Help us to celebrate our big birthday and join us on Laxey Station for a day of guaranteed fun! For details or to book: www.rail.im or call 01624 662525 125TH BIRTHDAY PARTY 1893 2018 MANX ELECTRIC RAILWAY ANNIVERSARY What will be in Laxey? • Douglas Bay Horse Tramway Horse. • Fairground rides including a carousel, ferris wheel, coconut shy, bouncy castle and high striker. All £1.25 each. • Live music from local bands & singers throughout the day. • Folk Dancing at certain times throughout the day. • Douglas Bay Horse Tramway Car. 1, Manx Electric Railway Car. 1 and Snaefell Mountain Railway Car. 1. • The Farmers Market in the village square. • Vintage vehicles parked around the station premises. • Local shops including JJ Ribbons, Laxey & Lonan Heritage Trust, Jet Malew Childrens Books and many more. • Ramsey Philatelic Services in the Travelling Post Office. • Laxey Car Shed Tours at 10:15, 11:15, 12:15, 14:15 & 15:15. • 125th Anniversary Birthday Cake. • Mine Railway open throughout the day. /IoMTransport @iombusandrail SUNDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER TRAVELLING POST OFFICE A special postal service will operate between Derby Castle and Laxey Station to mark the 125th anniversary of the Manx Electric Railway. New railway letter stamps were issued on 29th March 2018. Both stamps will bear an MER 125 overprint. The commemorative covers will be carried in Mail Van No.4 on the 09:30 service from Derby Castle arriving in Laxey for 10:00. The Mail Van will be situated in Laxey Station siding alongside Mail Van No.16. The Railway Letter Service is operated by Ramsey Philatelic Services and Isle of Man Railways in conjunction with the Isle of Man Post Office. A number of special commemorative covers will be available for this anniversary. Further information may be obtained from Ramsey Philatelic Services, 5 Windsor Road, Ramsey, Isle of Man, IM8 3EG. MER Covers £4.75 each. LAXEY CAR SHED TOURS An opportunity to see “behind the doors” of the Laxey Car Shed which houses a number of trams and trailers which are currently not used in service. Guides will explain the history of the shed and of the unusual rolling stock stored inside. Each tour is limited to ten persons. Tours start at 10:15, 11:15, 12:15, 14:15 & 15:15. Please meet outside the car shed on Lower Rencell Hill which can be accessed by tram or by the adjacent road. Participants must NOT walk along the railway line to the shed. £6. To book online visit www.rail.im or call the Welcome Centre 01624 662525 For details or to book: www.rail.im or call 01624 662525 SUNDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER THE THREE ‘1s’ AT LAXEY STATION Manx Electric Railway Car 1, Snaefell Mountain Railway Car 1 and Douglas Bay Horse Tramway Car 1 all at Laxey Station. The three ‘1s’ will assemble in a photographic line up allowing for photographic opportunities at certain times throughout the day between 10:00 and 15:00. FREE for all to attend. ILLUSTRATED TALK AND SOCIAL EVENING Join Manx Electric Railway historian Andrew Scarffe at the Laxey Working Men’s Institute for an illustrated presentation on the remarkable history of the MER over the last 125 years. The talk will feature photographs from his collection including a number of previously unseen photographs. Take the opportunity to learn more about the events taking place over the coming days. Admission £5 on the door including MER 125 Pin Badge. Doors open at 19:30 for 20:00 start. /IoMTransport @iombusandrail MONDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER TRAM AND TWO WAGONS Tunnel Car 6 will haul the two recently restored open wagons, No. 8 & No. 10 to Ramsey and return, re-enacting a typical MER Edwardian era goods service. Departs Derby Castle at 09:20 and returning to Derby Castle no later than 12:15. Limited availability. To reserve your seat email Transport Headquarters [email protected] office hours 08:30-17:00 Mon - Fri. Standard tram fares apply or valid Go Travel card will be accepted on the day. LAUNCH OF RESTORED RATCHET CAR NO. 14 Services Ian Longworth will officially launch Car 14 at Derby Castle at 09:00, followed by a reserved return trip to Laxey for the volunteers and staff involved in the restoration. Later in the day, members of the public will have the opportunity to ride on the restored tram, thirty years after it last ran in passenger service! Groudle shuttles will depart Derby Castle, 13:25, 14:25 and 15:25. Limited availability. To reserve your seat email Transport Headquarters [email protected] office hours 08:30-17:00 Mon - Fri. Standard tram fares apply or valid Go Travel card will be accepted on the day. For details or to book: www.rail.im or call 01624 662525 MONDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER EVENING PARALLEL RUN WITH CARS 1 AND 2 Ride on Cars 1 and 2 on an evening parallel run along the entire length of the Manx Electric Railway from Ramsey to Derby Castle. Cars 1 and 2 will depart from Ramsey at 18:00, arriving at Derby Castle no later than 20:00, with photo stops en route. Car 1 will depart Derby Castle for Ramsey at 16:25; Car 2 will depart Derby Castle for Ramsey at 16:40. Limited availability. To reserve your seat email Transport Headquarters [email protected] office hours 08:30-17:00 Mon - Fri. Standard tram fares apply or valid Go Travel card will be accepted on the day. /IoMTransport @iombusandrail TUESDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER MAIL TRAM RE-ENACTMENT side post boxes. A serving postman from IOM Post will accompany the tram, with MER staff in period uniform offering numerous photographic opportunities. The mail tram will depart from Ramsey at 13:50. £12. To book online visit www.rail.im or call the Welcome Centre 01624 662525 TRAM AND TWO TRAILERS An unusual spectacle. Car 33 will haul two trailers on a return trip between Derby Castle and Dhoon Quarry. Departs Derby Castle at 09:00. Limited availability. To reserve your seat email Transport Headquarters [email protected] office hours 08:30-17:00 Mon - Fri. Standard tram fares apply or valid Go Travel card will be accepted on the day. For details or to book: www.rail.im or call 01624 662525 TUESDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER CROSSBENCH PHOTOGRAPHY EVENING Four Crossbench Cars, Numbers 14, 16, 32 and 33, posed for photography at Laxey Station, with parallel runs towards Minorca and South Cape using different combinations of trams. Trams depart Derby Castle between 16:20 and 16:50. Event subject to weather; closed cars may be substituted in adverse weather. Standard tram fares apply. Go Travel cards accepted. /IoMTransport @iombusandrail WEDNESDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER GROUDLE DAY Re-enactment of the 1893 tram service between Derby Castle and Groudle using Cars 1 and 2 with a special appearance of long lost Car 3! The Station master will be in Victorian costume and the original Groudle ticket office re-opened. Ramsey Philatelic Services will be at the station selling commemorative covers. Groudle shuttle service departures from Derby Castle between 09:25 and 16:25. Groudle Glen Railway in operation between 11:00 & 16:30.