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How to get where you need during the strike

Emergency bus and rail timetables which will operate during the three day bus strike have been released online.

The timetables, which run on Thursday, Friday and Saturday (Dec 20-22), are based partly on Sunday timetables with rail services being used during the daytime to cover the bus services 3 and 3A, 1, 2, 11 and 12 that would normally run.

Bus Vannin School Services
• Ballakermeen School Strike Timetable

http://www.gov.im/lib/docs/publictransport/Timetables/school/industrial_action/ballakermeenstrikeservices.pdf


• QEII School Strike Timetable

http://www.gov.im/lib/docs/publictransport/Timetables/school/industrial_action/qeiistrikeservices.pdf





• St Ninian’s School Strike Timetable

http://www.gov.im/lib/docs/publictransport/Timetables/school/industrial_action/stniniansstrikeservices.pdf





• South and Foxdale School Strike Timetable

http://www.gov.im/lib/docs/publictransport/Timetables/school/industrial_action/southfoxdaleschoolstriketimeta.pdf




Bus Vannin Services including night owl services

Route 3: Douglas - Laxey - Ramsey
Route 17: Ramsey - Jurby

http://www.gov.im/lib/docs/publictransport/Timetables/bus/industrial_action/striketimetable3.pdf




Routes 5 and 6: Douglas - Peel - Ramsey

http://www.gov.im/lib/docs/publictransport/Timetables/bus/industrial_action/striketimetable56.pdf




Routes 11 and 12: Douglas - Castletown - Port Erin - Port St Mary

http://www.gov.im/lib/docs/publictransport/Timetables/bus/industrial_action/striketimetable1112.pdf





Route 21: Douglas - Anagh Coar
Route 24: Douglas Promenade

http://www.gov.im/lib/docs/publictransport/Timetables/bus/industrial_action/striketimetable21.pdf





Heritage Railways

Manx Electric Railway

http://www.gov.im/lib/docs/publictransport/Timetables/rail/industrial_action/striketrains2.pdf




Steam Trains

http://www.gov.im/lib/docs/publictransport/Timetables/rail/industrial_action/striketrains1.pdf





The timetables will be in operation on Thursday 20, Friday 21 and Saturday 22 December.
The Department of Community Culture and Leisure is urging passengers to check timetables before travelling and says that while it will make every effort to operate all services.
The Welcome Centre at Douglas Sea Terminal will be open, 8am to 6pm, on all strike days to respond to inquiries, telephone: 662525.

Click on the links for various timetables:

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