And it’s still running the length of Douglas Bay on the Isle of Man.
The tramway was built and first operated by Thomas Lightfoot, a retired Sheffield civil engineer. In 1882, he sold the line to Isle of Man Tramways Ltd but 20 years later Douglas Corporation had to purchase the lines when the company went [...]

The European Economic Area consists of all the member states of the European Union plus three of the four European Free Trade Association (EFTA) states, namely Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein. By treaty the EFTA states have been allowed to be part of the European Single Market without being required to join the EU.
The Fourth EFTA [...]

On 23rd June 0930 the Icelandic parliament (the Althing) first sat making it the oldest parliament in the world. However it has not opeerated continuoulsy which is why the Isle of Man, or Manx, Parliament, (the Tynwald) is the oldest parliament still existing having been founded 979.
 
The Althing’s establishment, as an outdoor assembly held on [...]