Lewaigue Halt (
Manx
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: ''Stadd Lewaigue'') is an intermediate stopping place on the northern 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
The stop can be found between
Ballajora Station and 'Belle Vue (For Port-E-Vullen)'. The poles bearing the overhead lines on the line are numbered from Derby Castle, the railway's southern terminus, and Lewaigue Halt can be found between pole numbers 811 and 812. The halt is located on Jack's Lane (designated C13) in the hamlet of Lewaigue.
Usage
The stop is widely used by The Venture Centre, a nearby outdoor pursuits centre. The stop consists of a waiting shelter for passengers, erected in 1987. The former corrugated iron shelter was demolished in 1986 after vandalism.
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
Manx Electric Railway Stopping Places(2002) Manx Electric Railway Society
(2003) Jon Wornham
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
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