Starting off on Friday 30th July there were celebrations to mark 125+1 years of the Snaefell Mountain Railway. With a special cake, speeches and photography specials in what was probably all too familiar weather conditions this was a milestone celebration which had been delayed by a year. Then on Sunday 1st August there was the chance to see behind the scenes at both the MER Derby Castle Sheds and the recently completed Douglas Bay Horse Tramway depot at Strathallan while on the MER there was an enhanced timetable in operation. This included the return to service of original motor 2 and trailer 42 following repaints into earlier livery styles.

* A report of output over these days can be read here.