Heritage Railways to return next month

Tuesday, 20 April 2021 10:10

By Rob Pritchard @rpritchard9

The Island's Heritage Railways are set to return next month.

Isle of Man Transport has announced the Manx Electric Railway will get back underway on Saturday, May 22; The Steam Railway will be back in action from Thursday, May 27 and the Snaefell Mountain Railway from Saturday, May 29.

Officials have released the initial timetables for when they'll be running and say services beyond Sunday, July 18, will be announced in due course.

IOM Transport adds it's looking forward to welcoming residents back on board for the summer - details of timetables are available via the link here.

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