Ballaragh Halt
| Ballaragh (Bulgham) Halt Staad Balley Ragh (Bulghan) Manx Electric Railway |
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| Station statistics | |
| Address | Maughold, Isle Of Man |
| Coordinates | Pole Nos. 488-489 |
| Structure | None |
| Platforms | Ground Level |
| Tracks | Two Running Lines |
| Parking | None |
| Other information | |
| Opened | 1899 |
| Owned by | Isle Of Man Heritage Railways |
| Formerly | Manx Electric Railway Co., Ltd. |
Ballaragh Halt (sometimes Bulgham) is an intermediate stopping place on the northerly section of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man
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[edit] Location
It is the nearest stopping place to the line's summit. The halt is little used today but following a large landslip that severed the line in 1967 it acted as the railway's temporary terminus. Passengers would disembark their tramcar, walk onto the road and re-board a northerly based car to continue their journey. The halt serves the small hamlet of the same name, and is sometimes referred to as "Bulgham Bay" in literature.
[edit] Platforms
The site of the halt is discernable from the main road that runs parallel as it features a set of steps for passengers built into the stone wall that separates the two. During July 2009 at a point a little further north of the station, a viewing platform consisting of planking and railings was erected here to demarkate the passenger-accessible land for special tram services that operate in the area.
[edit] Dedication
Further north still is the summit of the line, at which point a plaque has been erected to the memory of Mike Goodwyn, historian and chairman of the Manx Electric Railway Society and this is visible from the passing tramcars.
[edit] Route
| Preceding station | Manx Electric Railway | Following station | ||
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| Ballamoar (T) | Douglas - Ramsey | Dhoon Glen |
Coordinates: 54°14′31″N 4°22′23″W / 54.24205°N 4.37309°W
[edit] Also
Manx Electric Railway Stations
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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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