Ballure Halt

Ballure Halt
Ballure Halt; Staad Ballure
	Manx Electric Railway
Location	Maughold, Isle Of Man
Coordinates	Pole Nos. 869-870
Owned by	Isle Of Man Railways
Line(s)	North Line
Platforms	Ground Level
Tracks	Two Running Lines
Construction
Parking	None
History
Opened	19??
Previous names	Manx Electric Railway Co.

Ballure Halt is an intermediate stopping place on the northern section of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.

Location

Catering almost exclusively for local traffic and located close to viaduct of the same name, in Ballure on the outskirts of Ramsey. 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.

Naming

Crossings like this usually take the name of nearby areas - in this case the valley and glen of the same name, 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.

Terminus

When the line first reached the northern town in 1899 this formed the terminus whilst the viaduct crossing the deep valley was constructed. Maintenance pits may still be found in the undergrowth here showing where tramcar sheds once stood.

Route

Preceding station		Manx Electric Railway		Following station
Belle Vue		Douglas - Ramsey		Walpole Drive

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

Manx Manx Electric Railway Stopping Places (2002) Manx Electric Railway Society
Island Island Images: Manx Electric Railway Pages (2003) Jon Wornham
Official Tourist Department Page (2009) Isle Of Man Heritage Railways

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