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Queens Drive Halt

Coordinates: 54°19′04″N 4°22′39″W / 54.3178°N 4.3775°W / 54.3178; -4.3775
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54°19′04″N 4°22′39″W / 54.3178°N 4.3775°W / 54.3178; -4.3775

Queens Drive

Imman y Ven-Rein
Manx Electric Railway
General information
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.

Queens Drive Halt (Manx: Stadd Imman y Ven-Rein) is an intermediate stopping place on the northern section of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.

Location

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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

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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

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Preceding station Manx Electric Railway Following station
Walpole Drive
towards Derby Castle
Douglas–Ramsey Ballastowell

Also

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Manx Electric Railway Stations

References

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  • 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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