Ballellin Halt

Ballellin Halt is a stop on the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.

Ballellin Halt

Staad Ballellin
Manx Electric Railway
LocationMaughold, Isle Of Man
CoordinatesPole Nos. 578-579
Owned byIsle Of Man Railways
PlatformsGround Level
TracksTwo Running Lines
Construction
Structure typeNone
ParkingNone
History
Opened1902 (1902)
Previous namesManx Electric Railway Co.

Location

Catering almost exclusively for local traffic, this is very much a rural setting. Due to the nature of the tramway's construction, the cars can stop and drop off almost anywhere and will do so within reason. For this reason a great number of localised stopping places have built up since the line was completed, many at the intersection of farmer's crossings like this one.

Namings

The crossings/halts usually take the name of the farmer or the farm as is the case here, but these unofficial halts never appear in timetable materials or have nameboards fitted to show their names. Many do however now carry bus stop-type signs attached to traction poles, and these were fitted in line with then-management policy in 1999.

Preceding station   Manx Electric Railway   Following station
Brown's Crossing   Douglas - Ramsey   Ballig

Also

Manx Electric Railway Stations

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References
  • Mike Goodwyn (1993). Manx Electric. Platform Five. ISBN 978-1-872524-52-8.
  • Keith Pearson (1992). 100 Years Of Manx Electric Railway. Leading Edge. ISBN 0-948135-38-7.
  • Robert Hendry (1978). Manx Electric Album. Hillside Publishing. ISBN 0-9505933-0-3.
  • Norman Jones (1994). Isle Of Man Tramways. Foxline Publishing. ISBN 1-870119-32-0.

Sources

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