The Friends Of... staged their own Salute To The 1940s fundraiser commemorating V.J. Day and to date this has been the last period event on the railways raising funds for the replice advertisement hoarding which was by this point taking shape.  The accompaying views illustrate the popularity of this event and the lovely period scenes that the volunteers were delighted to provide, gaining widespread acclaim locally.

Views included here include Wickham No.22 on fire train duty departing the yard and the road/rail vehicle stowed outside the goods shed with its trailer on permanent way works, which continued as restrictions allowed before train services recommenced.  These usually rare visitors to the station were commonplace during the Coronavirus period.  These vehicles are more commonly stowed at Santon Station in the summer months.

Locomotives

No.4 Loch (1874) was undergoing strip down during the shortened season but suffered a number of failures; it was withdrawn pending work and would re-emerge in the opening months of 2021 with Salter valves.

No.8 Fenella (1894) was the mainstay of the fleet, largely based out of Port Erin in the post-war Indian Red livery, being withdrawn at the end of October pending a major overhaul, stored in the workshops.

No.13 Kissack (1910) performed regularly throughout the season but spent spells in the workshops with defects, one of the reasons for the motive power shortage during the shortened season.

M.N.Ry. No.4 Caledonia (1885) was relatively extensive use owing to locomotive failures elsewhere, but was otherwise used on dining trains when not required in regular operation.

No.10 G.H. Wood and No.12 Hutchinson were both withdrawn and at various stages of being stripped down for major overhauls having been withdrawn in 2018 and 2019 respectively.

It was therefore to great relief when steam engines once again called at the station, against all odds it was an eventful season, though notably the Rush Hour Weekend was held online (and has not been staged in either form since), and a truncated Manx Heritage Transport Festival was staged and of course the dining trains soldiered on manfully as ever!  Although literature showed timings for commuter trains these did not operate.

The evening service was operated for a total of six Thursday evenings in July and August, a 7.00pm departure from Douglas running the length of the line and return proving as popular as ever, doubtless assisted by the travel restrictions in force during the summer.  As the lockdowns were eased it was even possible for events to once again feature as part of the calendar, volunteer activities having largely been suspended for the duration