Minorca Halt

Minorca Halt Staad Minorca
Manx Electric Railway
Location	Laxey, Isle Of Man
Coordinates	Pole Nos. 409-410
Owned by	Isle of Man Heritage Railways
Platforms	Ground Level
Tracks	Two Running Lines
Construction
Structure type	Shelter Only
Parking	None
History
Opened	1899 (1899)
Previous names	Manx Electric Railway Co., Ltd.

Minorca Halt is an intermediate stopping place on the northern section of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.

Location

It is situated next to the viaduct of the same name and in typical style of the railway is served only by a corrugated iron hut painted in the familiar colour scheme of green and cream. The hut that stands at this halt was originally erected in about 1900 at Halfway House and later removed to its present location.

Vantagepoint

The site is a favourite one with photographers as it offers an impressive view of the line's climb out of the village on the ascent to the summit of the line at Bulgham Bay, as well as capturing the impressive castellated viaduct of the same name, with its distinctive red brick-topped turrets.

Access

The halt is accessible via a series of steps to the old road below.

Route

Coordinates: 54°13′46″N 4°23′46″W / 54.22944°N 4.39611°W / 54.22944; -4.39611

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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Minorca Halt.

• Manx Electric Railway Stopping Places (2002) Manx Electric Railway Society
• Island Images: Manx Electric Railway Pages (2003) Jon Wornham
• Official Tourist Department Page (2009) Isle Of Man Heritage Railways