It's railway system in 1935 The Isle of Man is served by a comprehensive and interesting railway system, worked by two companies, the Isle of Man Railway and the Manx Electric Railway.
Railway is the older and the more extensive.
The company was formed in 1872, and the first section, eleven and a half miles long, from Douglas via St. John's, to Peel, was opened for traffic on July 2, of the following year. The 3 ft. gauge was adopted because of the mountainous character of the island, and all railway construction involved sharp curves. August 1874 saw the opening of the line from Douglas to Castletown and Port Erin, serving the southern portion of the island. The people of Ramsey then formed the Manx Northern Railway. A line was built from Ramsey to St. John's, on the Isle of Man Railway, and through but circuitous railway communication was established between Ramsey and Douglas.