foxdaleliberationfront Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 This is one of the better ideas that Bill Shimmins has put forward - singling the MER tracks and adding a walking/cycling route. https://www.three.fm/news/isle-of-man-news/mer-lines-to-make-way-for-walk-and-cycle-route/ Cyclists could take their bikes on the trams and then cycle part of the route, while keeping them off the main roads. The steam railway gets by just fine with just one track, so why does the MER need two? The railways lose an incredible amount of money so if they really must be kept then ideas like this should be explored to get more people using them, 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 When the all island fast tram network comes in, we will need those tracks. That is unless the monorail is finally approved first? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Never gonna happen. The amount of money that Govt has pumped into those trams and railways in the name of heritage tourism is unreal, seemingly regardless of the losses they make. The last thing they'd do now, surely, is rip half of it up for cycleways? Mind, it is IoMG we're talking about here... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesultanofsheight Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 15 minutes ago, foxdaleliberationfront said: This is one of the better ideas that Bill Shimmins has put forward - singling the MER tracks and adding a walking/cycling route. https://www.three.fm/news/isle-of-man-news/mer-lines-to-make-way-for-walk-and-cycle-route/ Cyclists could take their bikes on the trams and then cycle part of the route, while keeping them off the main roads. The steam railway gets by just fine with just one track, so why does the MER need two? The railways lose an incredible amount of money so if they really must be kept then ideas like this should be explored to get more people using them, Much as I generally can’t stand MAMILS I think this has some merit having had to follow some sweaty, fat arsed, blob of a man on a bike clogging up the traffic through Laxey this week. They should really take the needs of these these wheezing idiots into account and clear some space for them off public highways so that they can cycle to an early death without interrupting traffic flow. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Was Ray Harmer in Laxey....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 No shortage of minor roads to cycle on parallel with MER. Bonkers idea. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieBrown Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Just now, woolley said: No shortage of minor roads to cycle on parallel with MER. Bonkers idea. Yep totally crazy them trams totally rammed for a few hours each summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 1 minute ago, CharlieBrown said: Yep totally crazy them trams totally rammed for a few hours each summer. More than a few hours. But in any case there is probably less than a mile of the whole route that you cannot cycle close to the MER on quiet minor roads. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieBrown Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 17 minutes ago, woolley said: More than a few hours. But in any case there is probably less than a mile of the whole route that you cannot cycle close to the MER on quiet minor roads. Please detail the route for us uninformed locals, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxdaleliberationfront Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 It makes sense to combine the trainspotting and MAMIL fraternities in one place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 9 hours ago, CharlieBrown said: Please detail the route for us uninformed locals, I'll tell you the bits where you CAN'T easily do so. A few metres past the Liverpool Arms to access Barroose Rd from Groudle Road. Packhorse Lane, Baldrine to Church Rd, Lonan. Final section from the Maughold road junction across boundary into Ramsey. Done it numerous times over the years. This MER path idea is just a gimmick. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Trumps Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 I think Mr Shimmins has issued a Twitter statement lamenting - or stating anyway - that significant investment in the MER just isn't worth what it would cost given there are unlikely to be millions of people using it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, Donald Trumps said: I think Mr Shimmins has issued a Twitter statement lamenting - or stating anyway - that significant investment in the MER just isn't worth what it would cost given there are unlikely to be millions of people using it He's got his finger on the pulse hasn't he? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 19 minutes ago, Donald Trumps said: I think Mr Shimmins has issued a Twitter statement lamenting - or stating anyway - that significant investment in the MER just isn't worth what it would cost given there are unlikely to be millions of people using it He must have been looking the other way as they were spending the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Trumps Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 It will apparently cost hundreds of millions of ££££s to run a fast electric tram service from Ramsey to the sea terminal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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