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RUSH HOUR 2012
| Friday 6th April |
| Rolling Lunch |
| Depart Douglas 11.50am, Arrive Castletown 12.27pm, Arrive Douglas 1.28pm |
Enjoy a delicious lunch on the railway as you steam to Castletown; short comfort break at the station as the service train is uncoupled to continue onto Port Erin. The on board bar will have a range of soft and alcoholic beverages, hot and cold snacks and sandwiches, all sold separately. For those that wish to stay on in Castletown, your rolling lunch ticket will be valid for scheduled train returning to Douglas that day.
| Saturday 7th April |
| Fireman's Breakfast |
Served by The Tickethall restaurant at Douglas station will be serving hearty breakfasts, served on fireman's shovels, available 8.00am to 11.00am.
A special postal stamp service will operate between Douglas and Port Erin. The scheduled 9.50am departure from Douglas will include a Travelling Post Office, returning on the 12.05pm from Port Erin. Special covers with Railway Letter Stamps, cancelled with station postmarks will be available for both parts of the journey. These very limited covers will be available all day from The Tickethall on Saturday 7th. Contact Ramsey Philatelic Services on
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for further information or pre-orders. Douglas to Port Erin (and Port Erin to Douglas covers) are priced at £4.75.
An engineering train will be scheduled in with regular services for photo opportunities.
A vintage bus from the island will be on display at Douglas station for historic photographic and video opportunities.
| Rail Ale |
Depart Douglas 7.00pm - Arrive Castletown 7.37pm - Arrive Port Erin 8.00pm
Depart Port Erin 9.15pm - Arrive Castletown 9.37pm - Arrive Douglas 10.15pm |
The 7.00pm departure from Douglas will be a Rail Ale trip; relax on the steam railway and enjoy your favourite drink from our bar carriage. This Rail Ale trip provides the option to spend some time in Castletown to explore the local pubs, or stay on board to continue onto Port Erin. The on board bar will have hot and cold snacks and a range of soft and alcoholic beverages. Passengers must be 18 or over and snacks and drinks are sold separately.
| Sunday 8th April |
| Firemans' Breakfast |
Served by The Tickethall restaurant at Douglas station will be serving hearty breakfasts, served on fireman's shovels, available 8.00am to 11.00am.
| Easter Lunch At Snaefell Summit |
| Trams Depart Laxey 11.45am, 12.15pm. 12.45pm and 1.15pm |
Travel on the historic Manx Electric Railway to the highest point of the Island; enjoy breathtaking views and a delicious three course Easter Sunday lunch which will be sold separately at the Summit. Trams depart Laxey in time for lunch at The Easter Bunny will be at Laxey Station, handing out free chocolate eggs to ticket holders, from 11.30am to 3.30pm.
Guides from the Supporters' Association will be providing tours of the workshops and signal box, with each tour lasting approximately 40 minutes; wait at Douglas station for your tour to start. Tickets are £5.00 per person, and will be available from Douglas station. Tours start at 10.00am, 10.30am, 11.00am, 11.30am & 12.00 noon.
| Staged Photography & Santon Trip |
An opportuinity to photograph the railway's rolling stock with barbecue supper and bar carriage available in Douglas yard, event includes short trip on the railway for more staged photography. On arrival back at Douglas, staged photography, barbecue and bar available in the yard.A selection of snacks, hot and cold, alcoholic and soft drinks also sold separately from the bar carriage. Train departs Douglas at 3.05pm for staged photography on the line, arriving at Port Soderick 4.03pm for crossing the service train and arriving at Santon 4.32pm.
| Great Laxey Mines Railway |
This miniature railway will be in operation, running between 11.00am and 4.30pm, a short walk from Laxey Station and well signposted.
This narrow gauge railway which is owned and operated by the Supporters' Association will be in operation, running from 11.00am to 4.30pm, alight your tram at Groudle Station for a short walk through the tree-lined glen.
| Monday 9th April |
Firemans' Breakfast
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Served by The Tickethall restaurant at Douglas station will be serving hearty breakfasts, served on fireman's shovels, available 8.00am to 11.00am.
All available rolling stock will be at Douglas station at 9.15am to whistle out Rush Hour 2012, gather at the station for farewells and photography.
Additional Information
All events subject to operational constraints; appropriate footwear is recommended for workshop tours and night photography; passengers must be aged 18 or over for the Rail Ale Tour |
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Rush Hour
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