The

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has a rich transport heritage and boasts the largest

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network in the

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with several historic

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s and

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ways still in operation. These operate largely to what is known as "Manx Standard Gauge" (

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) and together they comprise about of Victorian railways and tramways. The Isle of Man Railway Museum in

Port Erin Port Erin ( gv, Purt Çhiarn, meaning ''lord's port'') is a seaside village in the south-west of the Isle of Man, in the historic parish of Rushen. It was previously a seaside resort before the decline of the tourist trade. Administratively it ...

allows people to find out more about the history of the Manx railways, and was until 1998 accompanied by a similar museum in

Ramsey Ramsey may refer to: Geography British Isles * Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, a small market town in England * Ramsey, Essex, a village near Harwich, England ** Ramsey and Parkeston, a civil parish formerly called just "Ramsey" * Ramsey, Isle of Man, t ...

, which was dedicated to the history of the electric line, but this was closed and converted into a youth club. The steam railway to the south of the island, electric to the north and mountain line to the summit of

Snaefell Snaefell ( on, snjœ-fjall/snjó-fall – snow mountain) – ( gv, Sniaull) is the highest mountain and the only summit higher than on the Isle of Man, at above sea level. The summit is crowned by a railway station, cafe and several communic ...

, the island's only mountain, are all government-owned, and operated under the title ''Isle of Man Railways'', as a division of the island's Department of Infrastructure. The lines at Groudle Glen and

Curraghs Wildlife Park Curraghs Wildlife Park is a wildlife park in The Curraghs (also known as the Ballaugh Curraghs), an area of wetland in the north-west of the Isle of Man. The park is owned by the Isle of Man Government and is administered by the Department ...

are both privately owned but open to the public. Railway-osm-isle of man

Lines

The lines listed in the table are or have been open to the general public. Most lines had/have "Manx Standard Gauge" of . There have been various other railways on the Isle of Man that have never been open for public transport, such as those in the various mines around the island. Among these are/were: ;Glenfaba *

Glenfaba Brickworks Tramway Glenfaba ( ; gv, Glion Faba) is one of the six sheadings of the Isle of Man. It is located on the west of the island (part of the traditional ''North Side'' division) and consists of the two historic parishes of German and Patrick. Historical ...

The Isle of Man Railways: The Glenfaba Brickworks Tramway
/ref> * Knockaloe branch line, owned by the IMR, for Knockaloe Internment Camp internees and supplies *

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, construction railway, , steam locomotives, built 1864 or 1865 and dismantled 1873. ** Incline railway connecting to the Peel Harbour Tramway, self-acting incline. ** Corrin's Hill, horse-drawn construction railway connecting a stone quarry to the incline railway. * St. John's Gravel Line ;Garff * A second

Laxey Mine The Great Laxey Mine was a silver, lead ore and zinc mine located in Laxey, in the parish of Lonan, Isle of Man. The mine reached a depth in excess of and consisted primarily of three shafts: the Welsh Shaft, the 's Shaft and the Engine Shaft; ...

tramway, , horsedrawn, on the lower washing floor, constructed around 1865 and lasted until at least 1918 ;Middle * Crogga Valley Railway, a private garden railway * Douglas Breakwater Crane Railway * Douglas Holiday Camp * A construction railway to the West Baldwin Reservoir, Injebreck Reservoir, , built 1899, length from Hillberry to the Reservoir, worked with steam locomotives. ;Rushen * Port Erin Breakwater Railway, a construction line for the

Breakwater. , steam traction, built 1864. About fifty other minor tramways, in the various mines, quarries and sand pits, or on RAF gunnery lines, existed on the island.

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