Waterfall (
Manx: ''Yn Eas'') (sometimes referred to on timetables as "Waterfalls") was the only intermediate
station
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
* Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production
* Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle
** Cattle statio ...
on the
Foxdale Railway
The Foxdale Railway was a narrow gauge branch line which ran from St. John's to Foxdale on the Isle of Man.
History
The line was officially opened by the Foxdale Railway Company Ltd. (registered on ) on allowing rail access to the lead mini ...
on the
Isle of Man
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Facilities
The halt consisted of a simple lineside shelter, with no passing loop or passenger facilities; the line was primarily involved in the transportation of iron ore from the mining village of
Foxdale
Foxdale (; glv, Forsdal ; on, Fors-dal – 'waterfall dale or valley') consisting of the districts of Upper and Lower Foxdale on the A3 Castletown to Ramsey Road with the junction of the A24 Foxdale to Braaid road and the A40 ''The Hope'' road ...
and most services were of mixed trains. Indeed, the railway only ever had one coach, known as "The Foxdale Coach" which was No. 15 in the
Manx Northern Railway
The Manx Northern Railway (MNR) was the second common carrier railway built in the Isle of Man. It operated as an independent concern only from 1879 to 1905.
History
When the people in the town of Ramsey realised their town was not going to ...
's numbering scheme, and remains in service today as F.39 on the
Isle of Man Railway
The Isle of Man Railway (IMR) ( gv, Raad Yiarn Vannin) is a narrow gauge steam-operated railway connecting Douglas with Castletown and Port Erin on the Isle of Man. The line is narrow gauge and long. It is the remainder of what was a much ...
from
Douglas
Douglas may refer to:
People
* Douglas (given name)
* Douglas (surname)
Animals
*Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking
*Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civil W ...
to
Port Erin
Port Erin ( gv, Purt Çhiarn, meaning ''lord's port'') is a seaside village in the south-west of the Isle of Man, in the historic parish of Rushen. It was previously a seaside resort before the decline of the tourist trade. Administratively it ...
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Route
See also
*
Isle of Man Railway stations
This article details each of the lines operated by the Isle of Man Railway, including the original line to Peel in the west, opened in 1873, followed by the Port Erin line the following year (which is still fully operational today), as well as t ...
*
Foxdale
Foxdale (; glv, Forsdal ; on, Fors-dal – 'waterfall dale or valley') consisting of the districts of Upper and Lower Foxdale on the A3 Castletown to Ramsey Road with the junction of the A24 Foxdale to Braaid road and the A40 ''The Hope'' road ...
References
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Sources
* James I.C. Boyd ''Isle Of Man Railway, Volume 3, The Routes & Rolling Stock'' (1996)
* Norman Jones ''Scenes from the Past: Isle of Man Railway'' (1994)
* Robert Hendry ''Rails in the Isle of Man: A Colour Celebration'' (1993)
* A.M Goodwyn ''Manx Transport Kaleidoscope'', 2nd Edition (1995)
Railway stations in the Isle of Man
Railway stations opened in 1886
Railway stations closed in 1940
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