The Friends Of... staged their own Salute To The 1940s fundraiser commemorating V.J. Day and to date this has been the last period event on the railways raising funds for the replice advertisement hoarding which was by this point taking shape.  The accompaying views illustrate the popularity of this event and the lovely period scenes that the volunteers were delighted to provide, gaining widespread acclaim locally.

Views included here include Wickham No.22 on fire train duty departing the yard and the road/rail vehicle stowed outside the goods shed with its trailer on permanent way works, which continued as restrictions allowed before train services recommenced.  These usually rare visitors to the station were commonplace during the Coronavirus period.  These vehicles are more commonly stowed at Santon Station in the summer months.

It was therefore to great relief when steam engines once again called at the station, against all odds it was an eventful season, though notably the Rush Hour Weekend was held online (and has not been staged in either form since), and a truncated Manx Heritage Transport Festival was staged and of course the dining trains soldiered on manfully as ever!  Although literature showed timings for commuter trains these did not operate.

The evening service was operated for a total of six Thursday evenings in July and August, a 7.00pm departure from Douglas running the length of the line and return proving as popular as ever, doubtless assisted by the travel restrictions in force during the summer.  As the lockdowns were eased it was even possible for events to once again feature as part of the calendar, volunteer activities having largely been suspended for the duration