service operated during the T.T. period, in the first two years this also ran for Manx Grand Prix week. 2010–2014 The season now extends until the first weekend of November to tie in with the Ride The Rocket Bonfire Night service and schools' half term. Various timetables that operate at different times of the season, with the peak version seeing three train sets in service and six departures from each termini, the last one at approximately 19:00 from Douglas, returning from Port Erin at 21:00 – depending on the operating pattern. Special event days often see bespoke timetables with additional services often providing shuttle services to intermediate stations, usually Ballasalla and Castletown, although Port St Mary has also been served by these shuttles. On peak days such as the annual Rush Hour event, the service intensity is reminiscent of the Edwardian era with up to eleven trains each way operating over the 16 mile route. 2015–2019 From the start of the 2015 season on 12 February, the passing loop was moved from Ballasalla to Castletown. The railway's new dining train often operates out of season, commonly travelling only as far as Santon, Ballasalla or Castletown before returning to Douglas. There are two basic timetables, the traditional four each way per day for the bulk of the season, with a six train service in peak season. In addition, evening trains operate on Thursdays in July and August, and commuter services continue to operate for the T.T. race period. A new initiative also sees the Commuter Club train which runs on the first Friday of each operating month departing Port Erin at 07:45 and returning from Douglas at 17:45 using the railway's dining train. The 2016 timetable followed a similar pattern to the previous year, the notable alteration being the ex-Port Erin services departing five minutes earlier than previously scheduled, commencing on 5 March and running until early November. The 2017 season commenced on 18 March with a timetable broadly following the pattern of the previous season with the addition of a schedule operating on Sundays in August to accommodate regular dining services. 2020–2022 Covid-19 & After Services commenced as usual on 6 March following a similar pattern to previous years with two trains in operation five days a week (no services on Tuesdays and Wednesdays). However the railway closed after the last trains on 19 March owing to COVID-19; there were