The timetables due to be operated by the four railways and tramways operated by Isle of Man Railways this year have been released and its pretty much a case of as you were with no major changes planned for any of the three lines covered by this website.<\/p>\n
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The Manx Electric Railway is the first of the three to start running with services due to commence on Tuesday 12th<\/sup> March. Again early and late season doesn\u2019t see a seven day a week service but from Tuesday 21st<\/sup> May until Sunday 15th<\/sup> September there are due to be trams running every single day.<\/p>\n As usual there are four daytime timetables \u2013 B, C, D and F \u2013 with the frequency increasing as the letters get higher. Timetable F again sees 20 departures from Derby Castle between 0840 and 2055; this runs both during the TT and the Transport Festival. Timetable D is the main summer service and will see the continued use of either the oldest trams (1 and 2) or an open motor (16, 32 and 33) on the 1140 ex-Derby Castle and 1340 return from Ramsey.<\/p>\n The MER runs slightly later this year with final services on Sunday 3rd<\/sup> November when timetable B (7 departures) is in use.<\/p>\n For the Snaefell Mountain Railway things start on Tuesday 19th<\/sup> March. Running to a very similar pattern to the MER there are a couple of dates which seem to have no service planned \u2013 these are two Saturdays on 18th<\/sup> May and 10th<\/sup> August. Another change for the Mountain Railway is that timetable F (running during the TT) no longer has a scheduled service post 1715, instead it states \u201cafter 1715 all trams will run as required for evening practicing and racing\u201d. The season ends on Sunday 3rd<\/sup> November.<\/p>\n And finally, the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway gets underway on Thursday 28th<\/sup> March and continues until Sunday 3rd<\/sup> November. The pattern of operation is basically the same as in 2023 with two separate timetables used \u2013 N (one tram operation) and P (two tram operation). P is used on 18 days with the remainder of the season seeing N in use. Again, its not usually a seven day a week operation except for a few weeks in the year. The service will continue to run between Derby Castle and Villa Marina.<\/p>\n The timetables due to be operated by the four railways and tramways operated by Isle of Man Railways this year have been released and its pretty much a case of as you were with no major changes planned for any … Continue reading \n