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Manx Railways

Manx Railways

A Celebration

A Celebration Trains and Trams on the Isle of Man

David Lloyd-Jones David Lloyd-Jones

If ever there was an island crammed to the brim with railway interest, it has to be the Isle of Man. The author of this photographic survey has one huge advantage over most of his predecessors, in that he lives on the island and thus has found it relatively easy to be in the right place at the right time. Here are often once-in-a-lifetime shots taken from dawn to dusk in snow, rain and even blistering heat.

The result is a unique pictorial record of not just the Isle of Man Steam Railway but also the equally fascinating Manx Electric and Snaefell Mountain systems. The lesser narrow gauge lines at Groudle Glen and Great Laxey Mine also receive attention, as does the remarkable Douglas Horse Tramway. An informative text embraces the spectacular celebrations of various railway anniversaries, which attracted railway enthusiasts from around the world in the 1990s.

Publishing date: July 2009 FORMAT: 210 x 297mm, 96 pages, colour throughout. ISBN: 978-1-902827-19-3

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CONTENTS

5 First Lines

6 Summer Celebrations Cliff Thomas reports on a season that has seen much happening on the English narrow gauge.

9 Just across the Channel The CF Baie de Somme – a preserved railway in France that for many UK enthusiasts is more accessible than the Welsh narrow gauge.

15 Steam returns to West Clare

16 Lyd David Payling looks at a new locomotive, which should help to recreate Lynton & Barnstaple Railway scenes that came to an abrupt end in 1935.

21 Riding the Portuguese Narrow Gauge The second part of Mike Lister’s article focuses on the Vale do Vouga system.

25 Books

26 Narrow Gauge in the Rockies The Silverton Line and the Cumbres & Toltec seen at their absolute finest during the Fall.

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31 Top Twenty!

32 Manx Northern Anniversary The potted history of the Isle of Man line opened in 1879.

33 Single Line Working

34 First of its Kind Pete Waterman – and another Garratt for the Welsh Highland

34 Michael Jackson’s narrow gauge railways

35 News and Views Home Happenings • World Scene • Miniature Corner

40 In search of Atmosphere

42 7mm Narrow Gauge Couplings

44 Wee models of the Wee Donegal – In Donegal!

46 And now for something completely different……....

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