Online occasion celebrates historic Manx railways

A virtual celebration was held over the Easter weekend commemorating the Islands historic railways.

Organisers of the Rush Hour on the Railways event had to rethink plans due to the Coronavirus pandemic and instead staged the occasion online from Good Friday until Easter Monday.

As part of it, people were treated to history lessons about each of the lines since they first began, given insights into how they operate behind the scenes and camera tours of how the networks run today.

It was opened 'virtually' by Speaker of the House of Keys, Juan Watterson MHK, who's praised the initiative of the event organisers for how they've adapted the occasion to 'bring this rich heritage into the homes of enthusiasts around the world'.