Rail services could miss the boat!

Steam and Manx Electric Railway timetables for the coming season still haven't been released, with the scheduled start of services only weeks away.

The UK publication 'Railways Restored' says it asked the Department of Tourism and Leisure for details to promote the vintage trains and trams on the Island, but received no reply.

Meanwhile, the official Isle of Man bus and railway website says services will resume at Easter, but dates and times are not confirmed.

Editor of 'Railways Restored' Alan Butcher says publishing timetables so late could make tourists go elsewhere: