Facilities
The building houses the café, bar, toilets and station master facilities; it remains intact today in a much fragmented form, having once been castellated but following a fire in 1982 these features were never replaced. It replaced an original wooden structure at the turn of the 20th century. The railway's operation being seasonal, the café and bar only open in conjunction with the railway.
The Civil Aviation Authority also has a presence on the summit and accesses it using a diesel railcar which is stored in Laxey when not in use, there being no shelter on the summit. The railcar is required for access in the winter months when the power cables are removed from the upper section of the line to avoid damage from winter weather. There are transmitter masts and associated buildings on the summit itself which are viewable from many miles around; they provide transmission for a number of island facilities including telephones, mobile internet and television.
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