Dhoon Quarry Halt

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Dhoon Quarry

Quarral Dhoon
Manx Electric Railway
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General information
LocationMaughold, Isle Of Man
Coordinates 54°15′21″N4°22′18″W / 54.2558897°N 4.3716312°W / 54.2558897; -4.3716312
Pole Nos.555-556
Owned by Isle Of Man Railways
PlatformsGround Level (See Text)
TracksVarious Running Lines (See Text)
Construction
Structure typeCottage (Extant)
ParkingAdjacent
History
Opened1900 (1900)
Previous names Manx Electric Railway Co.
Location
Dhoon Quarry Halt

Dhoon Quarry Halt (Manx: Stadd Wharral Dhoon) is a rural request stop on the northern section of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man, close to the quarry with which it shares its name. Although the quarry is no longer active, the area is now one of the line's bases for permanent way supplies and stock, and during the 1990s it provided the terminus for the Year Of Railways (1993) event featuring steam locomotive No. 4 "Loch" of the Isle of Man Railway hauling trailers over the metals of the Manx Electric Railway between Dumbell's Row and this point. For this reason there is a concrete-built docking area built especially for the locomotive to take on coal and water, which has more recently been used as a loading area for flatbed wagons on the line. In addition to the two usual running lines (a crossover is also located at this point) there are several sidings, a fraction of what was once here, and these were used solely in connection with quarry traffic. A collection of buildings were also extant, including the "Creosote Cottage" and the body off a 10-12 class tramcar used as a storeroom for many years. By the time of the 1993 events the area had been tidied up, portaloos installed and many of the old building disappeared. The stone-built cottage remains in situ however and is used in connection with permanent way duties. From a passing tram today, there are always items of interest here, it is where the 0-6-0 diesel locomotive "Bertie" is usually stored together with a stockpile of replacement sleepers.

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Preceding station Manx Electric Railway Following station
Dhoon Farm
towards Derby Castle
Douglas–Ramsey Thalloo Mitchell

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