Isle of Man Railway Question.

[Trev]

I'm doing some research at the moment into the treatment of German and Austro-Hungarian nationals during the First World War. The vast majority of them, having been classed as "enemy aliens", ended up in two internment camps on the Isle of Man. I've come across a reference to a railway connection to one of the camps, and the way that the reference is worded it seems to imply that the connection was specially constructed.

It's perhaps a long shot, but does anyone have any other information? I'm guessing that the railway concerned was the IOMSR, as the two camps were situated at Knockaloe and Peel, although I could be wrong about the locations.

All information gratefully received.

[Ralph Berry]

I have friends whose fathers escaped from Germany in 1938 / 9 who had German names but were Jewish, and were for some time interned there as well.There was BBC documentary about this a while back.

I'll ask a bit more when I see them.

[Trev]

Thanks for that Ralph.

[swisstrains]

Hi Trev,
Have you seen this entry on the Subterranea Britannica site?
http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/s...oe/index.shtml

[Trev]

That's great John. There is plenty of stuff there that I can use. I'd buy you a pint if I could!