Dumbell's Row Halt

Dumbell's Row Halt
Dumbell's Row
Staad Boirey Dumbell
Manx Electric Railway
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Station statistics
Address Laxey, Isle Of Man
Coordinates Pole Nos. 371-372
Platforms Ground Level
Tracks Running Lines & Siding
Parking Nearby
Other information
Opened 1901 (1901)
Owned by Isle of Man Heritage Railways
Formerly Manx Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
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Dumbell's Row is an intermediate stopping place on the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man and is the first on the northern section of the line from Laxey, opened in 1899.

Contents

Location

The stop serves the village and is the nearest tram stop to the Laxey Wheel and lies to the north of the village's main station.

Siding

Nearby is located next to a siding which is ow used to house the line's permanent way rolling stock but was used initially for the Year Of Railways main event in 1993, when Isle of Man Railway locomotive No. 4 Loch of 1874 operated services between here and the Dhoon Quarry as part of a series of special events.

Reenactment

There was some historical precedent for this as during construction of the electric line, locomotives from the other railway were contracted for haulage purposes.

Facilities

The area was also the site of a temporary booking office (portakabin) especially for these services. Today, the halt is served by a dual-purpose shelter which sits at the end of the terrace from which it gains its name (also known as "Ham & Egg Terrace").

Mines Railway

Nearby is the Great Laxey Mines Railway, a reconstruction of an original 19" gauge line that served the mines, reconstructed in recent times be a group of enthusiasts.

Route

Preceding station   Manx Electric Railway   Following station
Laxey   Douglas - Ramsey   Minorca

Coordinates: 54°13′29″N 4°23′42″W / 54.22472°N 4.395°W / 54.22472; -4.395

Also

Manx Electric Railway Stations

References

  • Mike Goodwyn (1993). Manx Electric. Platform Five. ISBN 9781872524528. 
  • Keith Pearson (1992). 100 Years Of Manx Electric Railway. Leading Edge. ISBN 0948135387. 
  • Robert Hendry (1978). Manx Electric Album. Hillside Publishing. ISBN 0950593303. 
  • Norman Jones (1994). Isle Of Man Tramways. Foxline Publishing. ISBN 1-870119-32-0. 

Sources


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