If you register, you can do a lot more. And become an active part of our growing community. You'll have access to hidden forums, and enjoy the ability of replying and starting conversations.

Isle Of Man Steam Railway

Discussion in 'Narrow Gauge Railways' started by David Bigcheeseplant, Jun 11, 2016.

  1. 30854

    30854 Resident of Nat Pres

    Joined:
    Mar 8, 2017
    Messages:
    12,172
    Likes Received:
    11,496
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Retired
    Location:
    Brighton&Hove
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    Cheers @Mike Buttell . Great gratuitous Sharpie shot there! Turning the "Mannin to Ramsey" question on it's head, is it known whether either Sharpie ever trod the south road?
     
  2. Mike Buttell

    Mike Buttell Member

    Joined:
    Jun 13, 2016
    Messages:
    214
    Likes Received:
    751
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Isle of Man
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Yes indeed, one of the sharpies is recorded as being at Port Erin for the reconfiguration of the station layout there in (from the top of my head, and I can’t remember which of the two locos it was) 1911.
    The IMR abandoned the two Northern sharpies pretty rapidly and they were relegated to works engines
     
    andrewshimmin and 30854 like this.
  3. MellishR

    MellishR Resident of Nat Pres Friend

    Joined:
    Apr 16, 2009
    Messages:
    8,603
    Likes Received:
    5,591
    I like the situation of a railway locomotive on board a road vehicle on board a ferry. (I do realise it's not unique but it's hardly a frequent event.)
     
  4. 30854

    30854 Resident of Nat Pres

    Joined:
    Mar 8, 2017
    Messages:
    12,172
    Likes Received:
    11,496
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Retired
    Location:
    Brighton&Hove
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    There was a time when it was mostly (slightly larger) Beyer Peackock 2-4-0T locos being ferried across the Solent too. Then all that modern Adams stuff turned up!
     
  5. bantamd14

    bantamd14 New Member

    Joined:
    Jan 21, 2017
    Messages:
    136
    Likes Received:
    92
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Stafford
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Well we are now back up to 5 of the IOMR in England, albeit temporarily!
    Long term though, probably just Nos. 3 & 7 will remain.
     
  6. Avonside1563

    Avonside1563 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 13, 2007
    Messages:
    1,141
    Likes Received:
    244
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Bolton's Sidings, just behind the running shed!
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    There will be a group of us from Foxfield in attendance with Beyer Peacock 1827 so I’m sure there will be plenty of inter-railway banter over the weekend.
     
  7. Mike Buttell

    Mike Buttell Member

    Joined:
    Jun 13, 2016
    Messages:
    214
    Likes Received:
    751
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Isle of Man
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Offloading Fenella at Welshpool, thanks Andy Taylor for the photo 3D4973B0-49A5-42F1-B433-7F3533E6AF8C.jpeg
     
  8. Mike Buttell

    Mike Buttell Member

    Joined:
    Jun 13, 2016
    Messages:
    214
    Likes Received:
    751
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Isle of Man
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Spent a very nice weekend at Welshpool with our No8 Fenella. Had some very positive conversations with folk who had either been to the IOM, were thinking of revisiting (and next year is the ideal time to do that with the anniversaries planned) or had never been but would love to. There was no one who didn’t know where we are, except probably the chap who had definitely been before and could remember the hovercraft journey from Portsmouth. A couple of pics 0F22836E-FF16-4C53-B8C5-77AA15B04128.jpeg 0853531B-D9C5-4178-83AE-8B1225F6E137.jpeg 52BCEB5C-708C-4634-83F3-7A90CCE0690A.jpeg F42DB6C9-5375-4683-A7EF-969B472ABC74.jpeg
     
  9. Mike Buttell

    Mike Buttell Member

    Joined:
    Jun 13, 2016
    Messages:
    214
    Likes Received:
    751
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Isle of Man
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Unusually, 0F36AF9D-183B-4484-9DDA-B2593D352025.jpeg two trains crossed at Colby today. No 13 Kissack on the 14:00 x Port Erin service train and No11 Maitland on a Private Hire Dining Train
     
  10. Spamcan81

    Spamcan81 Nat Pres stalwart

    Joined:
    Aug 25, 2007
    Messages:
    35,524
    Likes Received:
    21,538
    Occupation:
    Training moles
    Location:
    The back of beyond
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Deleted
     
  11. Nick C

    Nick C Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 5, 2018
    Messages:
    1,436
    Likes Received:
    1,639
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Hampshire
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    I believe W11 was the first steam loco to travel on a car ferry to the IoW, in 1975?

    Well, a hovercraft journey from Portsmouth to the IoM would certainly be memorable. Somewhat terrifying, I suspect, going round the end of Cornwall..
     
    MuzTrem likes this.
  12. 30854

    30854 Resident of Nat Pres

    Joined:
    Mar 8, 2017
    Messages:
    12,172
    Likes Received:
    11,496
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Retired
    Location:
    Brighton&Hove
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    Never been on a hovercraft. My mother described the view on a channel crossing to Calais as like being in a car wash!

    You could well be right about No.11 (wow, was it really that long ago?). I was thinking of ferrying as a verb. Before car ferries, or tube stock being craned on and off Ryde Pier, there was Medina Wharf, IMO a boringly sensible way of doing things.

    I liked tales of dragging the early locos and stock up the beach. C&N's 2-2-2WT Nos.1&2 were landed at Medham Hard, close to Cowes. No.3 arrived via the same route, but got stuck between ship and shore for a couple of days. I'd need to know more about why the line (more a glorified siding) down to Newport Harbour didn't seem to have been used to land stock.

    All the C&N stuff happened while the line was separate from the gradually evolving island network long before any Brading Harbour Improvement and Railway Company came along to spoil the fun! :)
     
  13. mdewell

    mdewell Well-Known Member Friend

    Joined:
    Mar 23, 2005
    Messages:
    1,813
    Likes Received:
    2,774
    Occupation:
    UK & Ireland Heritage Railways Webmaster
    Location:
    Ruabon, Wrexham
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    On our trip to Isle of Wight last year, we made a point of using the hovercraft just for the sake of it. You haven't missed much. Not really worth the faffing about at Portsmouth, so I'd advise anyone planning a visit to stay on the train and use the easy interchange at Portsmouth Harbour for the FastCat.
     
    30854 likes this.
  14. 30854

    30854 Resident of Nat Pres

    Joined:
    Mar 8, 2017
    Messages:
    12,172
    Likes Received:
    11,496
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Retired
    Location:
    Brighton&Hove
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    FastCat is always my preferred route from Pompey. Portsmouth Harbour Station literally couldn't be better placed and rail access from Ryde Pier Head to the IWSR is blissfully straightforward.

    It's still not my favourite crossing though .... that'd be the Lymington-Yarmouth ferry. It's further from where I live, involves the M27 (I loath motorway driving with a passion!), takes the longest of all the Island ferry routes and lands you the other end from the IWSR ..... but who cares? If time's not pressing, M27 aside, it's a far, far nicer dive, you get to see West Wight and the crossing itself is something of a mini-cruise. :)
     
    Romsey and Jamessquared like this.
  15. Spamcan81

    Spamcan81 Nat Pres stalwart

    Joined:
    Aug 25, 2007
    Messages:
    35,524
    Likes Received:
    21,538
    Occupation:
    Training moles
    Location:
    The back of beyond
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
  16. Johann Marsbar

    Johann Marsbar Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Feb 21, 2016
    Messages:
    1,646
    Likes Received:
    2,136
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Suffolk
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    Looking forward to seeing the place myself in a few weeks time, having not been there since 1995.....
     
  17. Spamcan81

    Spamcan81 Nat Pres stalwart

    Joined:
    Aug 25, 2007
    Messages:
    35,524
    Likes Received:
    21,538
    Occupation:
    Training moles
    Location:
    The back of beyond
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    1995 was my last visit before this year's.
     
  18. Mike Buttell

    Mike Buttell Member

    Joined:
    Jun 13, 2016
    Messages:
    214
    Likes Received:
    751
    Gender:
    Male
    Location:
    Isle of Man
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Fantastic set of pictures
     
    weltrol, 30854 and Spamcan81 like this.
  19. marshall5

    marshall5 Part of the furniture

    Joined:
    Oct 26, 2010
    Messages:
    2,429
    Likes Received:
    4,167
    Location:
    i.o.m
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    Yes I am an active volunteer
    Just in time for the busiest week of the TT festival Small F carriage F15 (1894) re-entered service yesterday. This carriage last ran in 1998 and after a long period in storage underwent a major rebuild on Island including new wheelsets, bogie bolsters (wooden) and extensive bodywork. F11 (1881) is currently having a similar rebuild whilst its 'twin' F10 is 'spare' awaiting similar. 'Pair' F63 (the bodies date back to 1873) is currently at Stanegate for a full rebuild similar to F62 which re-entered service last year. It is hoped that, as these carriages return to service, we will be able to make up three 6 car sets plus the diner.
    IMR F15 re-enters service 3.6.22 iomsrsa.jpg
    Trains are running to timetable S this week which requires all 3 available locos (4,11 & 13) to be in service. The Commuter Club train is also running Mon - Thur (Friday is Senior Race Day - a Bank Holiday here) which means you can have a full breakfast on the way to work and drinks on the way home!
    IMR TT Commuter Club t.t..jpg
    Cheers,
    Ray.
     
  20. 30854

    30854 Resident of Nat Pres

    Joined:
    Mar 8, 2017
    Messages:
    12,172
    Likes Received:
    11,496
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    Retired
    Location:
    Brighton&Hove
    Heritage Railway Volunteer:
    No I do not currently volunteer
    Over the years, we all develop our favoured vantage points and photographers are no different in that regard, so it's really good to see a set of photos from someone who knows which way to point a camera (i.e. not me!!) giving us an additional perspective on the line.

    Super piccies @Spamcan81 and thanks so much for sharing them. :)
     
    gwalkeriow likes this.

Share This Page