Ballure Halt
{{Short description|Railway station on the Isle of Man}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2017}}
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| name = Ballure
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| type = Manx Electric Railway
| image = Ballure Viaduct, Manx Electric Railway - geograph.org.uk - 562727.jpg
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| address = Maughold, Isle Of Man
| coordinates = Pole Nos. 869-870
| line = North Line
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| platform = Ground Level
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| tracks = Two Running Lines
| parking = None
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| opened = 19??
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Ballure Halt (Manx: Stadd Ballure) is an intermediate stopping place on the northern section of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.
Location
Catering almost exclusively for local traffic and located close to viaduct of the same name, in Ballure on the outskirts of Ramsey. Due to the nature of the tramway's construction, the cars can stop and drop off almost anywhere and will do so within reason. For this reason a great number of localised stopping places have built up since the line was completed, many at the intersection of farmer's crossings like this one.
Naming
Crossings like this usually take the name of nearby areas - in this case the valley and glen of the same name, but these unofficial halts never appear in timetable materials or have nameboards fitted to show their names. Many do however now carry bus stop-type signs attached to traction poles, and these were fitted in line with then-management policy in 1999.
Terminus
When the line first reached the northern town in 1899 this formed the terminus whilst the viaduct crossing the deep valley was constructed. Maintenance pits may still be found in the undergrowth here showing where tramcar sheds once stood.
Route
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|line1=Douglas-Ramsey |left1=Belle Vue |right1=Walpole Drive
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Also
References
- {{cite book|author=Mike Goodwyn|title=Manx Electric|publisher=Platform Five|year=1993|isbn=978-1-872524-52-8}}
- {{cite book|author=Keith Pearson|title=100 Years Of Manx Electric Railway|publisher=Leading Edge|year=1992|isbn=0-948135-38-7}}
- {{cite book|author=Robert Hendry|title=Manx Electric Album|publisher=Hillside Publishing|year=1978|isbn=0-9505933-0-3}}
- {{cite book|author=Norman Jones|title=Isle Of Man Tramways|publisher=Foxline Publishing|year=1994|isbn=1-870119-32-0}}
Sources
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080916212555/http://www.mers.org.im/merstoppingplaces.htm Manx Manx Electric Railway Stopping Places] (2002) Manx Electric Railway Society
- [http://www.island-images.co.uk/Rail/MER/zElectric.html Island Island Images: Manx Electric Railway Pages] (2003) Jon Wornham
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090707011008/http://www.gov.im/tourism/attractions/railways/electric_attract.xml%7COfficial Official Tourist Department Page] (2009) Isle Of Man Heritage Railways
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