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There have been five cliff railways in the Isle of Man, none of which remain operational. Usually referred to as 'cliff lifts', they were all railways, having wheeled carriages running on weight-bearing rails. The two Falcon lifts served the same hotel at different periods (and in different locations); the first Falcon lift was moved to become the Port Soderick lift, at the south end of the Douglas Southern Electric Tramway, with the Douglas Head lift at its north end. The Browside lift served the Laxey Wheel.

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Cliff railways in the Isle of Man

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been five cliff railways in the Isle of Man, none of which remain operational. Usually referred to as 'cliff lifts', they were all railways, having wheeled...

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Rail transport in the Isle of Man

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The Isle of Man has a rich transport heritage and boasts the largest narrow-gauge railway network in the British Isles with several historic railways...

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Isle of Man Railway

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The Isle of Man Railway (IMR) (Manx: Raad Yiarn Vannin) is a narrow gauge steam-operated railway connecting Douglas with Castletown and Port Erin in the...

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Summerland disaster

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The Summerland disaster occurred when a fire spread through the Summerland leisure centre in Douglas on the Isle of Man on the night of 2 August 1973...

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Laxey

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Laxey (Manx: Laksaa) is a village on the east coast of the Isle of Man. Its name derives from the Old Norse Laxa meaning 'Salmon River'. Its key distinguishing...

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Flannan Isles Lighthouse

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the 45-metre (148 ft) cliffs directly from supply boats. A further £3,526 (£514,447 in 2023) was spent on the shore station at Breasclete on the Isle...

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Groudle Glen Railway

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The Groudle Glen Railway (Manx: Raad Yiarn Glion Ghroudal) is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway near Onchan in the Isle of Man, on the boundary of...

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List of funicular railways

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Turner, Keith (2002). Cliff railways of the British Isles. Usk: Oakwood. p. 141. ISBN 0-85361-594-2. "Isle of Man Cliff Railways". www.hows.org.uk. Retrieved...

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List of British heritage and private railways

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Falcon Cliff lift, Douglas See Rail transport in the Isle of Man. Alderney Railway, Alderney Pallot Heritage Steam Museum, Jersey Camber Railway, Stanley...

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Registered Buildings and Conservation Areas of the Isle of Man

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list of Registered Buildings and Conservation Areas of the Isle of Man. It includes buildings and structures in the Isle of Man designated by Isle of Man's...

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List of Isle of Man railway lines and locations

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Map all coordinates in "List of Isle of Man railway lines and locations" using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary...

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Manx Northern Railway

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The Manx Northern Railway (MNR) was the second common carrier railway built in the Isle of Man. It was a steam railway between St John's and Ramsey. It...

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List of aviation accidents and incidents in the Isle of Man

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This article lists some of the aviation accidents and incidents in the Isle of Man from the 1940s to the 2010s. 1 January 1940, a Royal Air Force, Handley...

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Greeba Castle

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castle on the Isle of Man. The name is derived from Scandinavian: Gnipa, a peak. The castle is situated in the parish of German (but close to the boundary...

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Isle of Thanet

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The Isle of Thanet (/ˈθænɪt/) is a peninsula forming the easternmost part of Kent, England. While in the past it was separated from the mainland by the...

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Sandown

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areas of Sandown are part of the Isle of Wight Biosphere Reserve designated by UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme in June 2019, and Sandown's seafront...

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Ballajora Mine

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Great Laxey Mine Railway Great Snaefell Mine Laxey Wheel Snaefell Wheel Isle of Man Times, Saturday, 29 March 1873; Page: 8 Isle of Man Times. Saturday...

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The Old Man in the Corner

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The Old Man in the Corner is an unnamed armchair detective who appears in a series of short stories written by Baroness Orczy. He examines and solves...

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Isle of Portland

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The Isle of Portland is a tied island, 6 kilometres (4 mi) long by 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) wide, in the English Channel. The southern tip, Portland Bill...

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Snaefell Mine

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Mountain, in the parish of Lonan, Isle of Man. The mine reached a depth of 1,188 ft (362 m) and is remembered as the scene of the Isle of Man's worst mining...

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Great British Railway Journeys

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current total of 14 series. The series features Portillo travelling around the railway networks of Great Britain, Ireland, and the Isle of Man, referring...

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Scarborough funiculars

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The British town of Scarborough has had a total of five cliff railways, or funiculars, two of which are presently operational. The town is home to the...

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Dhyrnane Mine

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The Dhyrnane Mine was a hematite and iron ore mine located in the parish of Maughold, Isle of Man. Mining on the Isle of Man can trace its origins as far...

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Sea Lion Rocks railway station

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Chreggyn Raun Chleayshagh) is a railway station and outer terminus of the Groudle Glen Railway in the Isle of Man. It served as the outer terminus from 1896...

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Raad ny Foillan

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for 'The Way of the Gull') is a coastal long-distance footpath in the Isle of Man. Because it is a closed loop around the coast, it can be walked in either...

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Chesil Beach

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Chesil Cove against the cliffs of the Isle of Portland, and this protects the low-lying village from flooding. It has been the scene of many shipwrecks and...

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Site of Special Scientific Interest

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A site of special scientific interest (SSSI) in Great Britain, or an area of special scientific interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland...

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