Isle of Man Railway Isle of Man Railway The Isle of Man Railway (IMR) () is a narrow gauge steam-operated railway connecting Douglas with Castletown and Port Erin. The line is narrow gauge and long. It is the remainder of what was a much larger network (over ) that also served the western town of Peel, the northern town of Ramsey and the small mining village of Foxdale. Now in government ownership, it uses original rolling stock and locomotives and there are few concessions to modernity. The line from Douglas to Port Erin is the last remaining line of the former Isle of Man
Economy of the Isle of Man Economy of the Isle of Man The Isle of Man, one of the Crown dependencies, is a low-tax economy and offshore financial centre. Located in the Irish Sea, it is within the British Isles but does not form part of the United Kingdom or the European Communities. Insurance, online gambling operators and developers, ICT, and Offshore banking form key sectors of the island's economy. As of 2016, the World Bank assessed the island's Gross National Income (GNI) per capita at US$89,970. The Isle of Man Government's own National Income Report shows the largest sectors of the economy are insurance and