The Year Of Railways
The Year Of Railways
1993
Key Season Dates
Year Of Railways Stamp Launch Special Train : Friday 10th February
Season Operated : Friday 9th April - Sunday 31st October (Daily)
Extra Services : 5th July - 30th August (Mondays To Thursdays Only)
Only Lunchtime (12.28pm) Services Crossed At Castletown
All Other Services Crossed As Scheduled At Ballasalla Station
Santa Trains Operated (To Santon) Key Dates In December
Summer Fayre Hosted At The Station For Year Of Railways
"Tug-O-War" Between Ale Drinkers & No.17 Viking
Planning was submitted for a major restoration of the station building including re-opening the waiting room, addition of doorways and overhaul of toilets; following the last trains of the season work began on this, which included the removal of the canopy which was in poor condition. During the spring the frames of No.7 Tynwald were repainted (as seen, right) and remained on display on the loading dock outside the goods shed, in the ownership of the now-defunt Isle of Man Railway Society.
For the memorable summer events marking the centenary of the electric railway, a series of flagpoles were erected along the frontage of the station, which hosted a fayre in the summer, featuring newly commissioned diesel locomotive No.17 Viking as a component for the Castletown Ale Drinkers Society who pitched teams against it for a tug-o-war. The rear siding was shortened during November to make way for additional parking, this also necessitated the removal of part of the old loading dock to the rear.
Locomotives In Traffic
No.4 Loch (1874) In Maroon, Used On Electric Railway
No.10 G.H. Wood (1905) Re-Commissioned Easter In Dark Green
No.11 Maitland (1905) In The Indian Red Post-War Livery
No.12 Hutchinson (1908) In Blue Livery With Large Square Cab
No.17 Viking (1958) Newly Commissioned Good Friday 1993
Displayed : No.1 Sutherland | No.15 Caledonia | No.16 Mannin
Withdrawn & Stored : No.6 Peveril | No.13 Kissack | No.7 Tynwald
Privately Owned : No.5 Mona | No.8 Fenella | No.9 Douglas