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Port Erin Steam Railway Museum
Port Erin, Isle of Man
Located adjacent to Port Erin Station, The Port Erin Railway Museum is housed in
part of the old train storage shed with a section of the building still used for
maintenance of the trains running on the line. First opened in 1975, the museum
was extensively refurbished in 1998, with an extensive souvenir shop added in 1999.
The Port Erin Railway Museum exhibits excellently refurbished locomotives, and some
carriages, track, railway equipment, switches, memorabilia and relics dating back
to 1873 - the opening of the Island's first passenger steam railway.
In 1996, the steam train 'Loch' was taken out of service (re-commissioned in 2002)
and shortly afterwards became a part of the Port Erin Railway Museum. It's train
carriages are unlike the ones currently in use and offer an insight into the past,
as the museum covers the history of stream travel on the Isle of Man from start
to finish. Open daily in the main season The Port Erin Railway Museum attracts many
tourists and train enthusiasts alike.
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Isle of Man Tourist Attractions
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Attractions to visit in Isle of Man:
 Laxey Water Wheel, Laxey
 Groudle Glen Railway, Douglas
Gaiety Theatre, Douglas
Curraghs Wildlife Park, Ballaugh
Langness Lighthouse, Castletown
Sound Visitor Centre, Cregneash
 Snaefell Mountain Railway, Laxey
Onchan Pleasure Park, Onchan
 House of Manannan, Peel
Tower of Refuge, Douglas
 Maughold Head Lighthouse, Ramsey
Peel Bay, Bay
Peel Castle, Peel
Manx Electric Railway
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Isle of Man Tourist Attractions
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