Railways Of The Isle Of Man

[@КурочкаКрашена]

I love a bit of retro Charles Guard. Phwoar!

[@lyndonchow8961]

My VHS tape I got of this has the Groudle Glen Railway added in along with the history of this line, probably after this was made in 1987.

[@kmerena]

In 1967 I raced at the Isle of Man TT. I was the first non-factory-sponsored finisher (7th Place overall) and it was, of course, an incredible experience for a 19-year-old kid. That year, the incomparable Mike Hailwood raced (and won) against Agostini, but perhaps only because D'agostini's chain broke near Windy Corner. Sadly, I never got to ride any of the trains on 'Man, much to my sadness.

[@michaelhance7888]

Just found this incredible Island last month. Completely fallen in love

[@robbieedward8773]

lovely memory from better times. at the ballasalla crossing it was peter thompson from surby. i worked on lathes with him at martin bakers. when he retired he manned the railway crossing. he was a great character to work with.

[@lukegreen5341]

2:03 This Music Is So Funky. Thanks Mate. X

[@DWtrainsNZ]

Jeez that brought back some memories. I remember watching that on a dvd I borrowed from the local library when I was little. Thanks a lot for uploading it here.

[@normanmeharry58]

Gosh this was a while ago. The Falcon Cliff Hotel hasn't been a hotel for years and the lift is abandoned and has been for years.

[@Trek001]

Sadly, the lift to the hotel is now abandoned

[@johneastman1905]

The descriptive dialog used is the same as used in a later video presentation …

[@390h8er]

Did they really give Rocky the tram horse a credit at the end?! Lovely documentary nonetheless.

[@villarule]

State of that track at 1:03:15

[@lawrencecody9316]

The lever colours are,black for points, then blue to lock the points, and finally, red for the signals, in that order,as standard railway practice.. not as shown in this film..

[@srfurley]

The Mercury arc rectifiers have gone now.

[@davidshroyer405]

I'm enjoying this one very much. Do you have any idea when it was originally made? I can only seem to find the DVD publication date, but the film itself is clearly older. Thanks either way for uploading such an interesting train doc! :-)

[@alberttetley]

hi not sure all I know is the publishing date

[@rmc57uk]

It was originally issued in 1987. It's an official video produced, directed, scripted and presented by Charles Guard for the Isle of Man government. The DVD is still on commercial sale.

[@DAVEHEWITTORGUK]

1987

[@robnewman6101]

Sir Topham Hatt.

[@Chrislimey38]

Where is the Isle of Man?

[@alberttetley]

Off the coast of Britain not far from Liverpool

[@normanmeharry58]

About 3 hours sailing from Liverpool or Heysham

[@mjcleator]

Charles is still doing videos. youtube.com/@charlesguardvideos?feature=shared

[@PaulNicoll-b8c]

As a Manxman I found it insulting when the presenter kept calling it "LAXLEY" instead of Laxey