Queens Drive Halt

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

Queens Drive Halt

Staad Bayr Benrein
Manx Electric Railway
LocationRamsey, Isle Of Man
CoordinatesPole Nos. 889-890
Owned byIsle Of Man Railways
Line(s)North Line
PlatformsGround Level
TracksTwo Running Lines
Construction
ParkingNone
History
Opened1899 (1899)
Previous namesManx Electric Railway Co.

Location

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 road crossings like this one. The crossings/halts usually take the name of the nearest farm, landmark or road as is the case here, but these unofficial halts never appear in timetable materials or have nameboards fitted to show their names.

Queens Pier

The stop here serves Queens Drive and other parts of Ramsey, and is the closest stop to the famous Queen's Pier, landmark of the town. At this point the line becomes inter-urban, running parallel to the roadway, notably featuring traction poles mounted at the side of the line, rather than between the running lines as is standard elsewhere.

Route
Preceding station   Manx Electric Railway   Following station
Walpole Drive   Douglas - Ramsey   Ballastowell

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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