Gob-y-Deigan railway station
Gob-Y-Deigan Halt Staad Gob-Y-Deigan | |
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Manx Northern Railway Isle of Man Railway | |
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| Location | Patrick, Isle of Man |
| Coordinates | 54.253°N 4.633°W |
| Owned by | Isle of Man Railway Co. |
| Platforms | One, Ground Level |
| Tracks | One, Running Line |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Timber Shelter |
| Parking | None Provided |
| History | |
| Opened | July 13, 1887 |
| Closed | late 1887? |
| Previous names | Manx Northern Railway Co. |
| Traffic | |
| Passenger Only | |
| Services | |
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Shelter | |
Gob-Y-Deigan was a station on the Manx Northern Railway, later owned and operated by the Isle of Man Railway; it served a beach near Kirk Michael in the Isle of Man and was an intermediate stopping place on a line that ran between St. John's and the northern town or Ramsey.
Description and history
The exposed coastal section of the Manx Northern Railway between Peel Road and Glen Mooar viaduct was served by a small halt in the very early days of the railway. This section of line caused the railway company headaches over many years owing to subsidence which was regularly rectified by the dumping of used locomotive ash along the sides of the running line. This area is also cited as the reason for the railway acquiring a turntable to turn only the coaches, to equalise the weathering of paintwork at this exposed point. Today the trackbed is walkable and it has sunk even further. The halt was only short-lived and built to serve excursions for picnickers. It had no road access but did offer a basic waiting shelter, which survived in use as a lineside hut until the closure of the railway.
Route
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Germain's towards St. John's |
Manx Northern Railway later Isle of Man Railway |
West Berk towards Ramsey | ||
See also
References
- "Gob-y-Deigan Halt at the Subterranea Britannica Disused Stations website".
- Heavyside, Tom (August 2004). Narrow Gauge Branch Lines – Douglas to Ramsey. Middleton Press. ISBN 1-904474-39-X.
Coordinates: 54°15′11″N 4°37′59″W / 54.253°N 4.633°W