Index
- St Johns to Ramsay Home
- St Johns
- Peel Road
- St Germain's
- Gob-y-Deigan Halt
- West Berk Level Crossing
- Kirk Michael
- Bishopscourt Halt
- Ballaugh
- Ballavolley Halt
- Sulby Glen
- Sulby Bridge
- Lezayre
- Ramsay
- Waterfall Halt
- Foxdale
St Johns to Ramsay Railway (Isle of Man)
(1879 - 1968)
The Isle of Man (IMR) opened its first line, from Douglas to Peel, in July 1873 and was followed by the Douglas to Port Erin line
in August 1874 and St Johns to Ramsay line in 1879
When the people in the town of Ramsey realised their town was not going to be incorporated into the newly promoted Isle of Man Railway (IOMR) network in the 1870s, it was left to them to promote their own railway as a link with the rest of the island. The rugged geography of the east coast forced the Manx Northern Railway into an indirect route: first westwards to Kirk Michael and then south to St Johns where a junction could be made with the Isle of Man Railway's Peel to Douglas line
The railway opened for business without formality on September 23 1879 operated by the Isle of Man Railway until November 6 1880 when the MNR took over the responsibility. In 1881, passenger services started operating through to Douglas using running rights over the tracks of the Isle of Man Railway
The Ramsey route had a brief boom between the wars and after World War II, but then, in line with the rest of the system, patronage sharply declined. The whole railway system reached a crisis in 1966 when no services operated. After a brief revival when the system was leased by the Marquess of Ailsa, the rest of the former Manx Northern Railway closed for 1968 along with the original IOMR Douglas to Peel line
When the people in the town of Ramsey realised their town was not going to be incorporated into the newly promoted Isle of Man Railway (IOMR) network in the 1870s, it was left to them to promote their own railway as a link with the rest of the island. The rugged geography of the east coast forced the Manx Northern Railway into an indirect route: first westwards to Kirk Michael and then south to St Johns where a junction could be made with the Isle of Man Railway's Peel to Douglas line
The railway opened for business without formality on September 23 1879 operated by the Isle of Man Railway until November 6 1880 when the MNR took over the responsibility. In 1881, passenger services started operating through to Douglas using running rights over the tracks of the Isle of Man Railway
The Ramsey route had a brief boom between the wars and after World War II, but then, in line with the rest of the system, patronage sharply declined. The whole railway system reached a crisis in 1966 when no services operated. After a brief revival when the system was leased by the Marquess of Ailsa, the rest of the former Manx Northern Railway closed for 1968 along with the original IOMR Douglas to Peel line
| Station name | Opened | Closed to passengers |
Goods closed |
| St Johns | 1884 | 1927 | 1960 |
| Peel Road | Jun 1883 | Jun 1951 | Apl 1969 |
| St Germain's | Sep 1879 | Jul 1961 | Oct 1969 |
| Gob-y-Deigan Halt | Jul 1887 | Dec 1887 | |
| West Berk Level Crossing | ???? | ???? | |
| Kirk Michael | Sep 1879 | Sep 1968 | Oct 1969 |
| Bishopscourt Halt | Sep 1879 | 1950 | |
| Ballaugh | Sep 1879 | Sep 1968 | Oct 1969 |
| Ballavolley Halt | 1965 | Sep 1968 | |
| Sulby Glen | Sep 1879 | Sep 1968 | Oct 1969 |
| Sulby Bridge | Sep 1879 | Sep 1968 | Jan 1960 |
| Lezayre | Sep 1879 | 1958 | 1926 |
| Ramsay | Sep 1879 | Sep 1968 | 1955 |
| Waterfall Halt | Aug 1886 | 1943 | |
| Foxdale | Aug 1886 | 1943 | 1960 |
