Ballaskeig Halt (Manx: Stadd Valley Skeig) is a stop on the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.

Ballaskeig

Balley Skeig
Manx Electric Railway
General information
LocationMaughold, Isle Of Man
CoordinatesPole Nos. 717-718
Owned byIsle Of Man Railways
PlatformsGround Level
TracksTwo Running Lines
Construction
Structure typeNone
ParkingNone
History
Opened1900 (1900)
Previous namesManx Electric Railway Co.

Location

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Catering almost exclusively for local traffic, this stop can be found on the mountainous northern section of the line. 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

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The crossings/halts usually take the name of the farmer or the farm as is the case here, 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.

Preceding station Manx Electric Railway Following station
Crowcreen
towards Derby Castle
Douglas–Ramsey Ballafayle (Corteen's)

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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54°16′42″N 4°20′45″W / 54.2783234°N 4.3457525°W / 54.2783234; -4.3457525