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
Sulby Glen
(1879 - 1968)
Sulby Glen opened on September 23 1879 as part of the Manx Northern Railway's St Johns to Ramsey line. The station had a single siding
with a combined raised goods platform and cattle dock
A single track passed through the station site which did not originally have a raised platform. Instead track was ballasted up to rail level which was a common feature on the Isle of Man network
Train services operated to St Johns and Ramsey with some services going on to Douglas via the Isle of Man Railway's Douglas to Peel line
It was considered that the station building was too close to the track, so in 1910, the original building was demolished and a new one constructed further back from the line but still on the east side. This new station building was provided with a canopy and a raised platform was also constructed
The Manx Railway system was very busy well into the second half of the 20th century but by the 1950’s traffic levels began to decline as fewer holidaymakers visited the island and road transport competition started to make its presence felt. The St Johns to Ramsey line along with all of its stations, including Sulby Glen was closed completely on November 13 1965. The line re-opened to passenger services in 1967 but closed again on September 6 1968 this time for good
The line passing through Sulby Glen was used for a freight service of oil tanks until October 1969 after which all traffic ceased and the line was lifted in 1974
Today a footpath and cycleway pass through the site and the 1910 station building is still extant and in use as a private residence
A single track passed through the station site which did not originally have a raised platform. Instead track was ballasted up to rail level which was a common feature on the Isle of Man network
Train services operated to St Johns and Ramsey with some services going on to Douglas via the Isle of Man Railway's Douglas to Peel line
It was considered that the station building was too close to the track, so in 1910, the original building was demolished and a new one constructed further back from the line but still on the east side. This new station building was provided with a canopy and a raised platform was also constructed
The Manx Railway system was very busy well into the second half of the 20th century but by the 1950’s traffic levels began to decline as fewer holidaymakers visited the island and road transport competition started to make its presence felt. The St Johns to Ramsey line along with all of its stations, including Sulby Glen was closed completely on November 13 1965. The line re-opened to passenger services in 1967 but closed again on September 6 1968 this time for good
The line passing through Sulby Glen was used for a freight service of oil tanks until October 1969 after which all traffic ceased and the line was lifted in 1974
Today a footpath and cycleway pass through the site and the 1910 station building is still extant and in use as a private residence
