he three-foot gauge Isle of Man Railway (IMR) company commenced operations in 1873 on the first section of the railway to be completed between Douglas and Peel. In 1874 the line from Douglas to Port Erin was opened. A third line was built in 1878–1879 by a new company, the Manx Northern Railway, from St John’s to Ramsey. A further from Glasgow-based locomotive manufacturer, Dubs. At the time it was twice as powerful as the existing Manx Northern Locomotives which was necessary for the heavy lead ore trains it was to haul on the Foxdale Branch.
