Laxey Car Sheds

Laxey Car Shed is a storage facility for the Manx Electric Railway in the village of Laxey on the Isle of Man. It also serves as an intermediate stopping place on the line, being the last before reaching the mid-way point of the village station.

Laxey Car Sheds

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Manx Electric Railway
LocationLaxey, Isle Of Man
CoordinatesPole Nos. 344 - 345
Owned byIsle Of Man Railways
PlatformsGround Level
TracksStorage Lines / Headshunt
Construction
Structure typeThree-Road Shed
ParkingStaff Only
History
Opened1894 (1894)
Rebuilt1931 / 2009
Previous namesManx Electric Railway Co.

Usage

It is used to store service cars of the tramway and for many years was a storage site for unused passenger cars and trailers. It is notable for a disastrous fire that destroyed all contents in 1930, accounting for the only major loss of rolling stock that the railway has ever encountered, save for the 10-13 Class Trams which were short-lived and converted early on.

Layout

The shed was originally fitted with four tracks and limited clearance but now houses three tracks, the site of the fourth having been given over to road vehicle storage. The shed was used for the storage of a steam locomotive during the successful Year Of Railways in 1993 and subsequent events, and at this time a longer headshunt was also installed to facilitate the shunting of rolling stock.

Rebuild

In 1999 the roof was removed and all stored stock taken out for off-site storage remaining in this state for some time until, in 2008 action was taken to re-clad the structure which is now a functioning shed once more, the work being completed by 2009 with a three-road shed, one road being a cement surface to house the line's road vehicles.

Halt

The running lines beside the shed are bisected by a public footpath and as such a diminutive stopping place exists here, having the same name as the sheds but with no nameboard to the effect. On occasion the shed and nearby substation are open to the public and on these occasions a shuttle service is operated from Laxey Station to avoid people walking over the nearby Glen Roy viaduct.

Route
Preceding station   Manx Electric Railway   Following station
Miller's Crossing   Douglas - Ramsey   Laxey Village

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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