Nearly 9,000 passengers use railways post-lockdown

Nearly 9,000 passengers have used the Islands heritage railways since they returned to action last month.

That's according to figures released by the Department of Infrastructure following a Freedom of Information request.

The Manx Electric Railway and Isle of Man Steam Railway have partially re-opened until September 13 for the summer season.

The Snaefell Mountain Railway, however, won't run this year because of 'financial and operational challenges'.

According to DOI statistics, for the first three weeks of operation up to Tuesday, August 11, 8,769 people have taken to the Islands heritage lines.

As of that date, 5,045 had used the steam engines, 3,163 enjoyed the tram network whilst 1909 were booked on the Dining Car with 561 having already travelled.