Taphappy/Danny24C
The Isle of Man steam railway system was quite extensive up until 1963 when most of it was shutdown, the railway played a big part in the costructon of the wartime airfields by moving the large quantity of rock from the quarry's in foxdale to the airfield sites at Jurby and Andreas.
The railway history is recorded in the railway museum at Port Erin but also worth a visit is the former station hotel in Peel, now called The Creek it has a few photos of the glory days of the railways that can be viewed while enjoying some of the best Beer and pub food on the island.
The two of the three wartime airfields on the island are still active, Ronaldsway is the islands airport and being run by politicians it has ideas of greatness far above its station with prices to match. Andreas is now only used by microlights on a regular basis with occasional use by light aircraft. Due to the wartime runways breaking up I don't see Andreas lasting much longer especially with the IOM government shortsightedness in actively discouraging runway improvement at Andreas the light aircraft that have been pushed out of Ronaldsway will soon have nowhere to go and the tourist industry will suffer as the lighter end of GA won't use Ronaldsway.
The other interesting relic of WW2 is the remnants of a Home Chain station at Dalby, only the bunkers now remain mostly inhabited by sheep.