Residents and visitors will have the opportunity to see railway workshops not normally open to the public next month.
Isle of Man Railways is participating in the Heritage Open Days organised by Manx National Heritage to offer tours of both the steam railway and Manx Electric Railway workshops.
Tours of the MER’s Derby Castle workshops in Douglas will be available hourly from 11am to 2pm on Saturday 5 October and Sunday 13 October. Please book in advance by calling Derby Castle Station on 614687. Meet the guide at Derby Castle Station ready to depart punctually at the time of your booking.
Tours of the steam railway workshops at Douglas Station will take place hourly 11am to 2pm on Sunday 6 and Saturday 12 October. Book in advance by contacting the station on 697457. Please wait at the Douglas Ticket Office for your guide.
There is no charge for workshop tours but children must be accompanied by an adult.
Additionally participants of the Heritage Open Days are urged to take the Snaefell Mountain Railway tram departing Laxey at 10:15am on Saturday 5 October to enjoy a guided walk down the valley from Snaefell summit. Entitled Waterpower and Industry in the Upper Laxey Valley, the walk with MNH curator Andrew Johnson will entail rough walking of about 5 miles, taking in the Snaefell Mine. A single tram fare from Laxey to Snaefell is ?6 for adults and ?3 for children and can be purchased prior to travelling. Booking is required to take part in this tour via MNH, tel: 648000.
Please note that tours of the Laxey MER substation listed in the MNH Heritage Open Days leaflet cannot now take place as the old substation has been decommissioned.
More details of Heritage Open Days available from Manx National Heritage: http://www.manxnationalheritage.im/whats-on/heritage-open-days/.
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