events have been expanded from 2009 with further expansion in 2010 to include several now-annual initiatives, with the focus on the local market and families rather than the less lucrative enthusiasts' market which has tailed off since the expansive events beginning with the 1993 Year of Railways and beyond. Past and present special events are summarised as follows: Valentine's Love Train (commonly several services on and around 14 February with dining train options) Storytelling Trains (children's themed event on the dining trains, started in February 2015) Winter Photography (at the end of February or beginning of March around the opening of each season since 2011) A Night at the Opera (black-tie event serving an evening's entertainment at the Erin Arts Centre) Commuter Club (since 2015, an early morning and early evening service with the on-board bar open) Rush Hour (an enthusiasts' event held over the Easter weekend annually since 2010) Thanks, Mum (Mothers' Day special offers using the railway's dining train, several services) Southern Belle (dining train excursions themed around an historical service on the railway) Island at War (annual wartime-themed trains and events usually held mid-August) The Darjeeling Limited (themed cuisine night with an evening service to Port Erin and return) The Queenie Express (train services to tie in with the Queenie Festival in Port St Mary) Dining Trains of the World (a series of dining trains with menus themed around worldwide cuisine) Trans-Siberian Express (themed cuisine night with an evening service to Port Erin and return) Rail Ale Tour (bar train service to Port Erin tie in with the beer festival at the former Falcon's Nest Hotel) Southern 100 Shuttle (occasional road closure replacement service between Port Erin and Castletown) Manx Heritage Transport Festival (the main summer festival, usually at end of July or start of August) Teddy Bears' Picnic (various themed events centring on Ballasalla, usually early September) The Curry Club (themed dining service operating on commuter train days only) Night at the Museum (Thursday evenings with late opening of the railway museum in Port Erin) Shoebox Special (a special service for Operation Christmas Child charity, usually November) Le Train Bleu (themed cuisine night with an evening service to Port Erin and return) Family Fun Weekend (weekend in late August featuring bouncy castles, face-painting, etc.) A Musical Gala (tie in with the Erin Arts Centre for an evening of old-time musical hall) Manx National Week Trains (trains