Isle of Man Public Transport also known as Isle of Man Transport and Isle of Man Transport Services, is a division of the

Isle of Man Government The Isle of Man Government () is the government of the Isle of Man. The formal head of the Isle of Man Government is the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, Lieutenant Governor, the personal representative of the Lord of Mann (currently Char ...

's Department of Infrastructure that operates public transport on the

Isle of Man The Isle of Man ( , also ), or Mann ( ), is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland. As head of state, Charles III holds the title Lord of Mann and is represented by a Lieutenant Govern ...

. The division operates the following services: *

Bus Vannin Bus Vannin - styled as ''bus'' vannin - is the government-owned and operated bus service on the Isle of Man. The name was adopted in June 2009 to replace Isle of Man Transport. The company was founded on 1 October 1976,

, island-wide daily bus service *

Isle of Man Railway The Isle of Man Railway (IMR) is a narrow gauge steam locomotive, steam-operated railway connecting Douglas, Isle of Man, Douglas with Castletown, Isle of Man, Castletown and Port Erin in the Isle of Man. The line is Narrow gauge railway, ...

, Douglas - Castletown - Port Erin (seasonal) *

Manx Electric Railway The Manx Electric Railway ( Manx: ''Raad Yiarn Lectragh Vannin'') is an electric interurban tramway connecting Douglas, Laxey and Ramsey in the Isle of Man. It connects with the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway at its southern terminus at Derby Cas ...

, Douglas - Laxey - Ramsey (seasonal) *

Snaefell Mountain Railway The Snaefell Mountain Railway is an electric mountain railway on the Isle of Man in Europe. It joins the village of Laxey with the summit of Snaefell, at above sea level the highest point on the island. It connects with the Manx Electric Railw ...

, Laxey - Bungalow - Snaefell summit (seasonal) and later-added, the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway, previously operated by local authority Douglas Corporation. The four railways are operated under the banner of ''Isle of Man (Heritage) Railways'', and the ''Isle of Man Transport'', previously seen on buses, is defunct, with buses operating as ''Bus Vannin'' since 2009. In addition to these services, there are other forms of public transport on the island that are not government-owned and operated: these include Protours (Isle of Man), an independent coach company. There are also three privately owned and operated short-distance tourist railways: the

Groudle Glen Railway The Groudle Glen Railway is a narrow gauge railway near Onchan in the Isle of Man, on the boundary of Onchan and Lonan (parish), Lonan, which is owned and operated by a small group of enthusiastic volunteers and operates on summer Sundays; M ...

, the

Great Laxey Mine Railway The Great Laxey Mine Railway was originally constructed to serve the Isle of Man's Great Laxey Mine, a lead Mining, mine located in Laxey. The gauge railway runs from the old mine entrance to the Laxey Washing Floors, washing floors along a ri ...

, and The Orchid Line (a miniature railway within the Curraghs Wildlife Park).

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