Knockaloe railway station and branch line

Knockaloe railway station served Knockaloe internment camp in the Isle of Man between 1915 and 1920.

The station was at the end of a short branch line off the Douglas to Peel line of the Isle of Man Railway (IoMR). The line left the IoMR on the outskirts of Peel near Glenfaba Mills and climbed steeply in a southerly direction for about 0.7 miles (1.1 km) until it reached the village of Patrick. The line then turned west along the access road into the internment camp which had been built in the grounds of Knockaloe Farm. The total length of the branch line was about 1.2 miles (1.9 km).

The branch, and Knockaloe station at its terminus, opened on 1 September 1915 and closed on 14 October 1920.[1] The station and line were used to transport internees, other persons, food and supplies to and from the camp.

Few photographs survive of this line, but the locomotive shed is still in existence. The line was worked by the IoMR locomotive "Caledonia".

Knockaloe Farm is now government owned.

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Butt 1995, p. 137
Bibliography
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995), The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens, ISBN 1-85260-508-1 

See also

Coordinates: 54°12′20″N 4°42′14″W / 54.2055°N 4.7038°W / 54.2055; -4.7038

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