Gob-y-Deigan railway station

Gob-Y-Deigan Halt
Staad Gob-Y-Deigan
Manx Northern Railway
Isle of Man Railway
Location Patrick, Isle of Man
Coordinates 54.253°N 4.633°W
Owned by Isle of Man Railway Co.
Platforms One, Ground Level
Tracks One, Running Line
Construction
Structure type Timber Shelter
Parking None Provided
History
Opened July 13, 1887 (1887-07-13)
Closed late 1887?
Previous names Manx Northern Railway Co.
Traffic
Passenger Only
Services

Shelter

Gob-Y-Deigan was a station on the Manx Northern Railway, later owned and operated by the Isle of Man Railway; it served a beach near Kirk Michael in the Isle of Man and was an intermediate stopping place on a line that ran between St. John's and Ramsey.

Description and history

The exposed coastal section of the Manx Northern Railway between Peel Road and Glen Mooar viaduct was served by a small halt in the very early days of the railway. This section of line caused the railway company headaches over many years owing to subsidence which was regularly rectified by the dumping of used locomotive ash along the sides of the running line. This area is also cited as the reason for the railway acquiring a turntable to turn only the coaches, to equalise the weathering of paintwork at this exposed point. Today the trackbed is walkable and it has sunk even further. The halt was only short-lived and built to serve excursions for picnickers. It had no road access but did offer a basic waiting shelter, which survived in use as a lineside hut until the closure of the railway.

Route

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
St. Germain's
towards
St. John's		   Manx Northern Railway
later
Isle of Man Railway		   West Berk
towards
Ramsey

See also

References

Coordinates: 54°15′11″N 4°37′59″W / 54.253°N 4.633°W / 54.253; -4.633 (Gob-y-Deigan)

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