Isle of Man Railway

Isle of Man Railway
Isle of Man Railway
Overview
Status	1 line open; 3 lines closed
Owner	Isle of Man Government; Department of Infrastructure
Locale	Isle of Man
Termini	Douglas; Port Erin; Ramsey; Peel; Foxdale;
Website	rail.im
Service
Type	Nationalised railway
History
Opened	1870 (trading 1873)
Key people	List George Henry Wood; (Secretary & Manager 1876–1911) ; Thomas Stowell; (Secretary & Manager 1912–1924) ; Alan Sheard; (General Manager 1925–1965) ; Archibald Kennedy; (Railway Operator 1967–1972) ; Max Crookall; (General Manager 1969–1974) ; William Lambden; (General Manager 1971–1974) ; Harry Stewart; (General Manager 1964–1978) ; William Jackson; (Chief Executive 1978–1987) ; Robert Smith; (Director 1987–1999) ; David Howard; (Director 1999–2004) ; Ian Longworth; (Director 2009–2022); Preview warning: Page using Template:Collapsible list with unknown parameter "style"
Technical
Track gauge	3 ft (914 mm)
Route map
Route map
	Knockaloe
	Internment Camp

The Isle of Man Railway (IMR) is a narrow gauge steam-operated railway connecting Douglas with Castletown and Port Erin in the Isle of Man. The line is 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge and 15+1⁄2 miles (25 kilometres) long. It is the remainder of what was a much larger network (over 46 miles or 74 kilometres) that also served the western town of Peel, the northern town of Ramsey and the mining village of Foxdale. Now in government ownership, it uses original rolling stock and locomotives and there are few concessions to modernity.