Belle Vue Halt

Summary

Belle Vue Halt (For Port-E-Vullen), also known as Bellevue (Manx: Stadd Reayrt Aalin), is an intermediate stopping place on the northern section of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.

Bellevue (For Port-E-Vullen)

Reayrt Aalin
Manx Electric Railway
General information
LocationMaughold, Isle Of Man
CoordinatesPole Nos. 846-847
Owned byIsle Of Man Railways
PlatformsGround Level
TracksTwo Running Lines
Construction
Structure typeWaiting Shelter
ParkingNone
History
Opened1899 (1899)
Previous namesManx Electric Railway Co.

Location edit

It is situated between Lewaigue Station and Ramsey, the line's northern terminus. The poles bearing the overhead lines on the M.E.R. are numbered from Douglas and Belle Vue can be found at pole 846.[1] The halt is located on the A15 road to Maughold Village and is actually closer to Port Lewaigue than to Port-E-Vullen.

Shelter edit

Until 2001, there was a corrugated iron lineside shelter at the stop. Following some local controversy over its demolition, it was eventually replaced by a wooden structure originally located at Port Jack, north of Douglas.[1]

Route edit

Preceding station   Manx Electric Railway   Following station
Lewaigue   Douglas - Ramsey   Ballure
 
The alternate spelling of the station name, here used on a station nameboard

Also edit

Manx Electric Railway Stations

References edit

  • Mike Goodwyn (1993). Manx Electric. Platform Five. ISBN 978-1-872524-52-8.
  • Keith Pearson (1992). 100 Years Of Manx Electric Railway. Leading Edge. ISBN 0-948135-38-7.
  • Robert Hendry (1978). Manx Electric Album. Hillside Publishing. ISBN 0-9505933-0-3.
  • Norman Jones (1994). Isle Of Man Tramways. Foxline Publishing. ISBN 1-870119-32-0.
  1. ^ a b Manx Electric Railway Soc.

Sources edit

  • Manx Electric Railway Stopping Places (2002) Manx Electric Railway Society
  • Island Island Images: Manx Electric Railway Pages (2003) Jon Wornham
  • Official Official Tourist Department Page (2009) Isle Of Man Heritage Railways

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