- List of Manx Electric Railway stations
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There are many local stopping places on the Manx Electric Railway and, as such, trams may stop wherever it is convenient to do so; listed to the right are all the acknowledged stopping places. The primary (i.e. timetabled) stopping places that have station areas built around them are as follows, and are those featured on the timetabled services of the railway. The principal stopping points however are at Groudle, Laxey and the northern terminus at Ramsey and the following places in between.
Manx Electric Railway Derby Castle for Douglas Horse Trams Derby Castle Depôt Port Jack Onchan Head (White City) Majestic Braeside Far End Howstrake Holiday Camp Groudle Lane Groudle Glen Groudle Viaduct Eskadale A2 Balladromma Beg Scarffe's Crossing Ballamenagh Baldrine Sunnycott Garwick Glen Ballagawne Ballabeg Lamb's Crossing Fairy Cottage Preston's Crossing South Cape Miller's Crossing Laxey Car Sheds Laxey Sub-Station Glen Roy Viaduct Laxey A2 New Road Laxey Snaefell Mountain Railway Minorca Minorca Vale Dhoon Glen Glen Mona Ballaglass Glen Ballajora Port Lewaigue Belle Vue Ballure Viaduct A2 Ballure Glen Queens Drive Ramsey Car Sheds Ramsey (Plaza) Contents
Principal Stations
- Derby Castle Terminus, Connection: Douglas Bay Horse Tramway
- Groudle Glen Station Connection: Groudle Glen Railway
- Baldrine Station
- Ballabeg Station
- South Cape Halt For Laxey Beach
- Laxey Connection: Snaefell Mountain Railway & Great Laxey Mine Railway
- Minorca Halt
- Dhoon Glen Halt For Cafe & Glen
- Dhoon Quarry Halt
- Glen Mona Station For: Glen Mona Hotel
- Ballaglass Glen Halt For: National Glen
- Cornaa Halt
- Ballajora Halt
- Lewaigue Halt For: Venture Centre
- Ramsey Plaza Station Bus Connections: Grove Museum
Other Stopping Places
In addition to official stations which appear on the timetables there are also a number of unofficial stopping points and request stops, more recently denoted by the addition of "bus stop" style signs during the late 1990s; prior to this the halts were not demarcated on the line. These can be found along the line at such locations as the former holiday camp at Howstrake, the Liverpool Arms (Halfway House, now known as Balladromma Beg and Ballure Road. This is not an exhaustive list of every stopping point on the line however. Owing to its very nature as an inter-urban tramway, trams may stop at virtually any point on the line and double track operation ensures that collisions are avoided. There are crossing points along the line though many are now disused, and these primarily feature at the timetabled stopping points.
See also
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
- Manx Electric Railway Stopping Places (2002) Manx Electric Railway Society
- Island Images: Manx Electric Railway Pages (2003) Jon Wornham
- Official Tourist Department Page (2009) Isle Of Man Heritage Railways
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