Cab Rides: Isle of Man Steam Railway Pt 1

Part One of our cab ride on the Isle of Man Steam Railway takes us from Douglas to Ballasalla aboard locomotive no, 4 - Loch. We've mounted five cameras to make sure we capture every bit of the action as we make our way along this beautifully preserved Victorian narrow gauge steam railway. It's a stunning Manx day with blue skies, so settle back and enjoy the ride!
You can find a full list of our DVD and Bluray Cab Rides with the option of turning off commentary on our website at bit.ly/3q9kyZ6

[@michaeltb1358]

The line to Ramsey was even more scenic, as it followed the West coast for several miles before turning inland to cross to Ramsey. It was most ised during WW2 as it supplied RAF Jurby.

[@pannierprairie7884]

Another excellent documentary. Also very fitting that Loch had its overhaul completed earlier this month. Can't wait for part 2!

[@cabrides]

Thanks for letting us know about Loch. Glad to hear she's well.

[@exileinderby51]

Great video, brings back many happy memories. Roll on part 2

[@cabrides]

The seats were a bit hard but yes, happy memories.

[@paukastell7210]

A very good video

[@cabrides]

Glad you liked it

[@johngregson8031]

Remember going on this a few times

[@train_paul9478]

Excellent drivers eye view with commentary, very well done. Subscribed!

[@cabrides]

Thanks and welcome. :-)

[@gerrybvr]

I love it

[@cabrides]

Toot toot! Thanks :-)

[@laurenceskinnerton73]

Excellent!

[@1903bretep]

Wonderful, many thanks for the upload.

[@timshelton4041]

Don Coffey recommended your site. Good luck with the video channel!

[@vidisg14]

Reminds me Thomas the tank engine. Very nice!

[@lowrangemaniac5326]

So cute!

[@Hi-by2pt]

Thomas and the magic railroad used Castletown station as the shining time station exterior set and most of the live action shots were filmed on the island

[@juliansadler6263]

In 1993 the divergence of the Peel line was still visible. Sad to see it's been swept away.

[@TheManunderwater]

At what time on this video is that?

[@robnewman6101]

Sir Topham Hatt the Railway Controller.

[@Zartas17]

Great footage! Is there any particular reason for the right-hand driving? I noticed the same practice in your Snaefell video.

[@cabrides]

Thanks Zartas17. Not sure what you mean by right-hand driving. The steam railway is single track apart from passing loops at stations. Am I misunderstanding you? As for the Mountain Railway driving on the right, does anyone know why?

[@Zartas17]

@@cabrides Actually I was referring to the driver's position in the cab.

[@cabrides]

@@Zartas17 Ah! Sorry :-) Different railway companies took different approaches to the driver's position. If you watch the Llangollen Railway cab rides you'll see the driver on the right - that's a GWR loco - but other companies chose to drive from the left.

[@dkbmaestrorules]

@@Zartas17 all British locos used to be right-hand drive, but the major railway companies (except the Great Western) went over to left-hand drive in the 1920s/30s because signals are generally on the left (and always have been).

[@Mortimer50145]

@@dkbmaestrorules I suppose that rather prompts the question "why were locos designed at one time with the driver on the right if signals were on the left?". Surely it makes sense for the driver and signals to be on the same side, since the presence of the boiler will obscure a signal once you get close to it. I'd always assumed that GWR locos were driven from the right because GWR signals were on the right of the track they related to.

[@davidharrop9984]

Does Fred Dibnah's son still own a loco on the Manx Railway ?

[@BellsCuriosityShop]

According to an article of BBC website he helped restore a loco called Caledonia, says nothing about him owning it.