Car no 21 could be seen on the far side of Douglas Bay on a test run towards Onchan on the Manx Electric Railway.

With my daughter driving I was able to get around Douglas bay to catch a few shots of the test run of car no. 21

As it passed us i caught a shot of the crew member holding onto the power supply cable routed externally to the catenary

Car no 21 in lovely sunshine outside the depot north of Douglas promenade

no 21 crosses the tracks to head back to the depot from the Derby Gate terminus.

With a colleague on the distant points the driver takes no 21 back towards the depot

The steam train terminus is located to the south of Douglas but sadly there was no sign of activity and signs clearly spelled out that the public is not wanted.

A deserted Douglas station on the manx steam railway

The public side of Douglas station. The station itself has been converted into an excellent cafe/snack bar

Alongside the station is the bus depot which again was labelled up out of bounds. Since when has signs like that stopped me? Here an additional delivery of new creosoted sleepers is being stacked up.

Inside the cafe is this somewhat out of date map of the once quite extensive tracks that covered the island. The only part remaining is the route southwards to Port Erin. Take note of the route to Peel though as I captured some shots later.

This really is a Victorian heritage railway. 135+ years not out!

On my second visit to Douglas station in the week the diesel loco no 17 was out.

A view over Port Erin station. This is the southern terminus of the steam railway line

No its not my lens that needs a good cleaning!. This convenient listing of locomotive status was stuck on the steam railway museum door window at Port Erin.

The only tactile evidence that a railway existed at Peel is the original water tower and other assorted railwayana. Vandalism has reared its ugly head here as well.

On a trip over to Peel I captured a shot of this superb model of no 15 Caledonia in the museum

A view over the west coast seaside town of Peel. The town had a quite substantial railway station up to the 1960's. The station terminus location was in the lower right of the shot next to the Manx Education Authority's computer bus.

A view further inland reveals the route of the railway as it curves away to the right after passing the modern power station. The route disappears into the woodland after the curve on its way to Douglas....

The route of the track at Glenfaba mill provides an ideal route for cyclists.