Isle of Man
On my list of places to go for a very long time, but seemingly always out of reach, I had the fortunate opportunity to eventually get there for a couple of days in 2017. As it happened my visit coincided with the annual national holiday, Tynwald Day, 5th July. This is the ancient parliamentary body of the Isle of Man, and this day is when the Tynwald meets on a hill at St. Johns to enact various laws and receive petitions. For what seems such a significant event in the annual calendar, the island seemed very calm and un-busy. So I suppose everyone was in St. Johns! (Contains 4 photos)
 3 foot gauge tramway, built by Thomas Lightfoot in 1876, running for just over one and a half miles along the promenade in Douglas. | (Contains 7 photos)
 Once part of a much larger network (46 miles) of 3 foot narrow gauge lines covering much of the island, now operating just over 15 miles between Douglas and Port Erin. |
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 An interesting museum located in a former bus garage adjacent to the station at Port Erin, and well worth the visit. | (Contains 3 photos)
 An 18 mile-long electric tramway, built in 1893, running between Douglas and Ramsey, on a track gauge of 3 feet. |
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 A 5 mile-long electric 3 foot, 6 inch gauge tramway, connecting Laxey (on the Manx Electric Railway) to the summit of Snaefell Mountain, 2,034 feet high. |