Eskadale Halt

Eskadale (sometimes mistakenly Eskdale) is an intermediate request stop on the east coast route of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.

Eskadale Halt

Staad Eskadale
Manx Electric Railway
LocationLonan, Isle Of Man
CoordinatesPole No. 147-148
Owned byIsle Of Man Railways
Line(s)Manx Electric Railway
PlatformsGround Level
TracksTwo Running Lines
Construction
Structure typeNone
ParkingRoadside
History
Opened1894 (1894)
Previous namesManx Electric Railway Co.

Location

The halt is located at the northern extremity of Groudle Glen; it takes its name from the house that it stands next to, and is bisected by a small road crossing called Bibaloe Beg which serves the farm of the same name. Directly across from the station is the steep Old Lonan Church Road which eventually accesses the pack horse lane that leads to the Groudle Glen Railway and it is this road that the locomotives and larger equipment are delivered to the diminutive line on.

Namesake

The house from which the stopping place takes its name is itself dominated by topiary in the shape of a peacock and was once the dwelling of Richard Maltby Broadbent, the entrepreneur who developed the nearby glen and railway. The house is of unusual style, including mock-Tudor gables and red brick construction, with modern garages to its side.

Marketing

The stopping place was never officially marked until 1999 when a bus-type totem sign was erected on one of the traction poles to denote its presence. It is little used and not mentioned in the railway's timetable literature, although the 13/13A service of Bus Vannin serves the route on the parallel road.

Route
Preceding station   Manx Electric Railway   Following station
Groudle Glen   Douglas - Ramsey   Balladromma Beg

Also

Manx Electric Railway Stations

References
  • 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.

Sources


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