An early electrified railway. It is a nice sedate affair that takes you up one side of the island.

There is nothing nicer than looking at a coast line, wondering what it is like other the other side.

This is a wall at the Laxey Mine showing the wheel and the railway. If you get up close you can see the amount of work that went into making it.

The wheel can be seen from far away as it is over 40 feet high. It certainly is a striking sight.

The mine where the water wheel is, had its own railway to take the product to the coast for onward travel.

This is the wheel in action. It doesn’t look like much water is going across it though. I guess that what happens when it is just a museum piece.

The wheel itself. Still an impressive structure.

More on the Laxey Mines. It makes you wonder about the whole process of jobs and livelihoods and how they change across time.

Mining on the island used to be a main employer, but has long since gone. Watches are now the best export of the island.

Here the ferry is coming in from the UK.