Transport in the Isle of Man, the Glossary
There are a number of transport services around the Isle of Man, mostly consisting of paved roads, public transport, rail services, sea ports and an airport.[1]
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37 relations: Bus Vannin, Castletown, Isle of Man, Climate change, Curraghs Wildlife Park, Dangerous driving, Department of Infrastructure (Isle of Man), Douglas Bay Horse Tramway, Douglas Harbour, Douglas, Isle of Man, Free public transport, Great Britain road numbering scheme, Great Laxey Mine Railway, Gross tonnage, Groudle Glen Railway, Hall Caine Airport, Isle of Man, Isle of Man Airport, Isle of Man Government, Isle of Man Railway, Isle of Man Sea Terminal, Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, Isle of Man TT, Linkspan, Manx Electric Railway, Numbering scheme, Orchid Line, Peel, Isle of Man, Port St Mary, RAF Andreas, RAF Jurby, Ramsey, Isle of Man, Republic of Ireland, Roads in Ireland, Ronaldsway, Snaefell Mountain Railway, Speed limits by country, United Kingdom.
- Transport in the Crown Dependencies
Bus Vannin
Bus Vannin (Barroose Vannin) - styled as bus vannin - is the government-owned and operated bus service on the Isle of Man.
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Castletown, Isle of Man
Castletown (Balley y Chashtal, pronounced) is a town in the Isle of Man, geographically within the historical parish of Malew but administered separately.
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Climate change
In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system.
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Curraghs Wildlife Park
Curraghs Wildlife Park is a wildlife park in The Curraghs (also known as the Ballaugh Curraghs), an area of wetland in the north-west of the Isle of Man.
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Dangerous driving
In United Kingdom law, dangerous driving is a statutory offence related to aggressive driving.
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Department of Infrastructure (Isle of Man)
The Department of Infrastructure (Rheynn Bun-Troggalys) is a department of the Isle of Man Government.
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Douglas Bay Horse Tramway
The Douglas Bay Horse Tramway (Raad Yiarn Cabbyl Vaie Ghoolish) on the Isle of Man runs along the seafront promenade for approximately, from the southern terminus at the Villa Marina, to Derby Castle station, the southern terminus of the Manx Electric Railway, where the workshops and sheds are located.
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Douglas Harbour
Douglas Harbour (Purt Varrey Ghoolish) is located near Douglas Head at the southern end of Douglas, the capital of the Isle of Man.
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Douglas, Isle of Man
Douglas (Doolish) is the capital city and largest settlement of the Isle of Man, with a population of 26,677 (2021) and an area of.
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Free public transport
Free public transport, often called fare-free public transit or zero-fare public transport, is public transport which is fully funded by means other than collecting fares from passengers.
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Great Britain road numbering scheme
In Great Britain, there is a numbering scheme used to classify and identify all roads.
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Great Laxey Mine Railway
The Great Laxey Mine Railway (Manx: Raad Yiarn Meain Mooar Laksaa) was originally constructed to serve the Isle of Man's Great Laxey Mine, a lead mine located in Laxey.
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Gross tonnage
Gross tonnage (GT, G.T. or gt) is a nonlinear measure of a ship's overall internal volume.
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Groudle Glen Railway
The Groudle Glen Railway (Manx: Raad Yiarn Glion Ghroudal) is a narrow gauge railway near Onchan in the Isle of Man, on the boundary of Onchan and Lonan, which is owned and operated by a small group of enthusiastic volunteers and operates on summer Sundays; May to September and Wednesday evenings in July and August along with a number of annual special events.
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Hall Caine Airport
Hall Caine Airport, also referred to as Close Lake Airfield, was an airfield on the Isle of Man located near the town of Ramsey.
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Isle of Man
The Isle of Man (Mannin, also Ellan Vannin) or Mann, is an island country and self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland.
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Isle of Man Airport
Isle of Man Airport (Manx: Purt Aer Vannin, also known as Ronaldsway Airport) is the main civilian airport on the Isle of Man.
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Isle of Man Government
The Isle of Man Government (Reiltys Ellan Vannin) is the government of the Isle of Man.
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Isle of Man Railway
The Isle of Man Railway (IMR) (Raad Yiarn Vannin) is a narrow gauge steam-operated railway connecting Douglas with Castletown and Port Erin in the Isle of Man.
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Isle of Man Sea Terminal
The Isle of Man Sea Terminal (Manx: Boayl Troailtee Varrey Vannin) is the arrival and departure point for all passenger and car ferries operating to and from the Isle of Man, and is located in Douglas, the island's capital.
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Isle of Man Steam Packet Company
The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Limited (abbreviated to IoMSPCo.) (Sheshaght Phaggad Bree Ellan Vannin) is the oldest continuously operating passenger shipping company in the world, having been founded in 1830.
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Isle of Man TT
The Isle of Man TT or Tourist Trophy races are an annual motorcycle racing event run on the Isle of Man in May and June of most years since its inaugural race in 1907.
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Linkspan
A linkspan or link-span is a type of drawbridge used mainly in the operation of moving vehicles on and off a roll-on/roll-off (RO-RO) vessel or ferry, particularly to allow for tidal changes in water level.
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Manx Electric Railway
The Manx Electric Railway (Manx: Raad Yiarn Lectragh Vannin) is an electric interurban tramway connecting Douglas, Laxey and Ramsey in the Isle of Man.
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Numbering scheme
There are many different numbering schemes for assigning nominal numbers to entities.
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Orchid Line
The Orchid Line is a multi-gauge miniature railway operating within the Curraghs Wildlife Park in the north of the Isle of Man and is operated by the Manx Model Engineering Society.
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Peel, Isle of Man
Peel (Purt ny h-Inshey 'port of the island') is a seaside town and small fishing port in the Isle of Man, in the historic parish of German but administered separately.
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Port St Mary
Port St Mary (Purt le Moirrey or Purt-noo-Moirrey) is a village district in the south-west of the Isle of Man.
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RAF Andreas
Royal Air Force Andreas or more simply RAF Andreas is a former Royal Air Force station in the Isle of Man which was operational between 1941 and 1946.
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RAF Jurby
Royal Air Force Jurby, or more simply RAF Jurby, is a former Royal Air Force station built in the north west of the Isle of Man.
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Ramsey, Isle of Man
Ramsey (Rhumsaa) is a coastal town in the north of the Isle of Man.
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Republic of Ireland
Ireland (Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland.
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Roads in Ireland
The island of Ireland, comprising Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, has an extensive network of tens of thousands of kilometres of public roads, usually surfaced.
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Ronaldsway
Ronaldsway is a settlement in the parish of Malew in the south of the Isle of Man, between the village of Ballasalla and the town of Castletown.
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Snaefell Mountain Railway
The Snaefell Mountain Railway (Raad Yiarn Sniaull) is an electric mountain railway on the Isle of Man in Europe.
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Speed limits by country
A speed limit is the limit of speed allowed by law for road vehicles, usually the maximum speed allowed.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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See also
Transport in the Crown Dependencies
- A17 road (Jersey)
- Transport in Guernsey
- Transport in Jersey
- Transport in the Channel Islands
- Transport in the Isle of Man
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_the_Isle_of_Man
Also known as Isle of Man/Transportation, Roads in the Isle of Man, Transport on the Isle of Man, Transportation in the Isle of Man, Transportation on the Isle of Man.