Ballaragh Halt (sometimes Bulgham) (
Manx
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: ''Stadd Balley Ragh (Yn Volgan))'' is an intermediate stopping place on the northerly section of the
Manx Electric Railway
The Manx Electric Railway ( Manx: ''Raad Yiarn Lectragh Vannin'') is an electric interurban tramway connecting Douglas, Laxey and Ramsey in the Isle of Man. It connects with the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway at its southern terminus at Derby Castle ...
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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.
Platforms
The site of the halt is discernible 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 demarcate the passenger-accessible land for special tram services that operate in the area.
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.
Route
Also
Manx Electric Railway Stations
There are many local stopping places on the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man. Trams may stop wherever it is convenient to do so.
Following is a list of the acknowledged stopping places. The primary (i.e. timetabled) stopping places ar ...
References
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Sources
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Manx Manx Electric Railway Stopping Places' (2002) Manx Electric Railway Society
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Official Tourist Department Page' (2009) Isle Of Man Heritage Railways
Railway stations in the Isle of Man
Manx Electric Railway
Railway stations opened in 1899
1899 establishments in the Isle of Man
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