Port Erin Breakwater Railway
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The Port Erin Breakwater Railway was a construction line built in Port Erin on the Isle of Man
in 1863 and had the distinction of being the first steam railway on the island, as well as the only Broad Gauge (7' 1/4")line. The locomotive was named Henry Brougham Loch after the then lieutenant governor of the island. Some photographs exist of the construction and locomotive but it is not known what became of any of the stock and assumed that it was returned to the mainland upon completion of the project.
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
in 1863 and had the distinction of being the first steam railway on the island, as well as the only Broad Gauge (7' 1/4")line. The locomotive was named Henry Brougham Loch after the then lieutenant governor of the island. Some photographs exist of the construction and locomotive but it is not known what became of any of the stock and assumed that it was returned to the mainland upon completion of the project.