Transport on the Isle of Man

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Contents 1 Roads 2 Railways 3 Airports 4 Ports and harbours 5 Merchant marine 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Roads

Main article: Roads in the Isle of Man

The island has a total of 800 km of public roads, all of which are paved. Many of the roads on the island have no speed limit. There is a comprehensive bus network, operated by Isle of Man Transport, a department of the Isle of Man government.

[edit] Railways

Main article: List of heritage railways in the Isle of Man

The island has a total of 68.5 km of railway, of which 43.5 km is electrified. There are six separate rail systems on the island:

• Isle of Man Steam Railway - operated by Isle of Man Transport
• Manx Electric Railway - operated by Isle of Man Transport
• Snaefell Mountain Railway - operated by Isle of Man Transport
• Douglas Horse Tram - operated by the Douglas Borough Council
• Groudle Glen Railway
• Great Laxey Mine Railway

[edit] Airports

The only commercial airport on the island is the Isle of Man Airport at Ronaldsway. Scheduled services operate to and from various cities in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, operated by several different airlines.

[edit] Ports and harbours

Ports are located at Castletown, Douglas, Peel and Ramsey. Douglas is served by frequent ferries to and from United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The principal operator is the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.

[edit] Merchant marine

The Isle of Man register comprises 226 ships of 1,000 GRT or over, totaling 6,055,436 GRT or 9,972,459 DWT. This figure includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 3, Cyprus 4, Denmark 30, Estonia 3, France 1, Germany 57, Greece 8, Hong Kong 11, Iceland 1, Italy 6, Monaco 4, Netherlands 2, New Zealand 1, Norway 10, Singapore 2, Sweden 3, United Kingdom 80, United States 1.

A breakdown of ships by type: bulk 25, cargo 40, chemical tanker 25, combination bulk 2, container 19, liquefied gas 31, multi-functional large load carrier 1, petroleum tanker 59, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 17, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5.

[edit] References

• This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.

[edit] External links

• Isle of Man Transport
• Isle of Man Steam Packet Company
• Isle of Man Airport
• Searchable Isle of Man Bus/Railway Timetables