Bungalow railway station
The Bungalow Yn Thie Injil | |||||||||||
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Snaefell Mountain Railway | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Garff, Isle Of Man | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 54°15′05″N 4°27′49″W / 54.2513°N 4.4637°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Isle of Man Heritage Railways | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Snaefell Mountain Railway | ||||||||||
Platforms | Ground Level | ||||||||||
Tracks | Two Running Lines & Sidings | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Brick Station | ||||||||||
Parking | Ample | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1895 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2001 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Manx Electric Railway Co., Ltd. | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Bungalow Station (Manx: Stashoon Yn Thie Injil) (more commonly The Bungalow) is the only intermediate station on the Isle of Man's Snaefell Mountain Railway and is located where the main mountain road intersects the line.
Origins
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The area was so called because until 1958 there was a large hotel here of that name, and after its destruction it was replaced by a much more modest waiting shelter.[1][2] It was not until 2002 that this was in turn knocked down and replaced with a "proper" station building with station master facilities[citation needed], booking hall and toilets. Prior to this the staff used a marshall's hut mainly intended for the T.T. races on the island.
Museum
The
Centenary
As part of the
T.T. Races
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The station is a popular viewpoint from which to watch the T.T. motorbike races and the
Sources
- ^ Isle of Man Examiner pp1 dated 10 April 1958
- ISBN 9781899602674
External links
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- Isle of Man Heritage Railways
- Manx Electric Railway Society
- Snaefell Mountain Railway
- Tram Travels: Snaefell Mountain Railway
Sources
- Goodwyn, A.M. (1976) Is This Any Way To Run A Railway ? - The story of the Manx Electric Railway since 1956., Manx Electric Railway Society website, accessed 24 November 2006
- Goodwyn, M., (1993) Manx Electric, Platform 5 Publishing, ISBN 1-872524-52-4
- Hendry, R., (1993), Rails in the Isle of Man: A colour celebration, Midland Publishing Limited, ISBN 1-85780-009-5