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Isle of Man Transport on AboutBritain.com (992 words) |
 | Groudle Glen Railway can be reached by alighting the Manx Electric Railway at Groudle Station and taking the short walk through the delightful Groudle Glen before reaching Lhen Coan Station. |
| The Groudle Railway still uses the original 2 foot gauge engine "Sea Lion" to carry its passengers along the 3/4 mile line which bursts out from the picturesque glen to the spectacular Groudle clifftops before reaching journey's end at the former polar bear and sea loin enclosures. |
| The Snaefell Mountain Railway may be taken from Laxey Station or from the Bungalow on the TT Course. |
| Groudle Glen Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (492 words) |
| The Groudle Glen Railway is a narrow gauge railway, built in the late Victorian era in response to increasing demand for transportation down Groudle Glen brought on by the introduction of the Manx Electric Railway. |
| The railway once again closed during the Second World War but was reopened afterwards. |
| In 1982, the Isle of Man Steam Railway Supporters' Association launched a plan to restore the line and by May 1986 a section of the line reopened to the public. |
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