Isle of Man Railway Museum

The museum opened in 1975 when the Isle of Man Road Services, a subsidiary of the railway company, relocated to their new garage, which still exists today at the foot of the main platform.

At that time, the railway operated only between Port Erin and Castletown, in an experimental season with the goal of reducing running costs.

The main exhibition hall is housed in a converted bus garage that once belonged to Isle of Man Road Services, itself a division of the old railway company which was nationalised in 1976.

The following represents and main exhibits of locomotives and rolling stock contained in the museum since its opening in 1975; during events periods and photographic charters certain items of stock are removed and alternatives take their places where available; since 2014 F.75 and G.19 have been plinthed on an isolated section of track, joined on another plinth in 2020 by No.1 Sutherland.

In addition to the framed exhibits of old posters and the like, further displays are mounted on the walls of the station building itself in the waiting room and booking office.

The main exhibition hall in 2006 prior to the relocation of the Ducal Saloon which now occupies the area on the right with van G.19 and prior to the removal of No.16 Mannin visible in the distance; Royal Saloon F.36 can also be seen here
Viewed from the opposite side of Station Road showing the 1999 gables replacing doors and carried out in keeping with the original railway buildings
The square cab of No.16 Mannin viewed from the footplate of No.6 Peveril illustrating the contrasting design of the later locomotive; neither of these locomotives are presently exhibited in the museum
The approach pedestrian pathway to the museum prior to the development of the area as the "station plaza" which commenced in 2017 and saw the creation of sloped access directly from the railway platform to the main doorway