"House of Keys moved from Castletown to Douglas. The Isle of Man Census 2011 lists the town's population as 3,097 (2006: 3,109) It is the fourth largest town on the island, after Douglas, Ramsey and Peel, but is also smaller than Onchan and Port Erin, which have the status of villages. The town lies on the northwest side of Castletown Bay. The opposite shore of the bay is the west coast of the distinctively-shaped Langness Peninsula. To the north-east are Ronaldsway Airport and industrial zone, and the village of Ballasalla; to the north-west the villages of Ballabeg and Colby; and"
"Ballasalla the line runs over relatively flat land past the request halt at Ronaldsway to the ancient capital of Castletown. After Castletown the railway crosses the Silver Burn and heads northwest across country to the diminutive request stop at Ballabeg railway station. It then turns west for the short run to Colby, which is popular with the locals. After a request stop at the Level the train continues to Port St Mary, with views of Bradda Head and Milner's Tower on this stretch of line to Port Erin. Port Erin railway station is home to the Whistle Stop Cafe, providing"
"and thereafter onto another much larger embankment across the Santon Burn to the occupational crossings of Ballalona and Ballastrang farms. The latter is the sole remaining manned level crossing and retains its manually operated gates. The railway station is the last on the line to still boast its original 1874 building; however, similar structures were in place at Port St Mary, replaced 1898; Ballasalla, replaced in 1985 and Colby demolished in 1980. The building is of simple style, being of timber construction with corrugated iron roofing, painted in an cream and red style unchanged since the late 1960s. It includes"
"carriages. Prior to this the rolling stock was stored in the open. Bus services operate directly through a depot in Bridson Street in the village to the island's capital Douglas via Port St Mary, Colby, Castletown and Ballasalla using route numbers 1, 2, 11 and 12; these run about every twenty minutes at weekdays and Saturdays, with a less frequent service at weekends and after 6.00pm. Some of these services (1c and 11b) use an alternative coastal route. The route is the island's busiest, partly because it calls at the island's airport. A late evening service also operates on Friday"
"the two chapels united and is now a private house. Colby Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on Station Road was also built in 1833. Colby Glen is a small valley just north of the village, with ash, beech, elm, and sycamore trees. It is 2.0 hectares or . The Colby river runs through it. Colby, Isle of Man Colby () is a small village in the south of the Isle of Man in the parish of Arbory. It lies on the A7 road between the towns of Castletown and Port Erin and close to the similarly sized village of Ballabeg. The name"
"which passengers get the first view of the sea at Keristal, before descending into the railway station. The train then passes through Crogga Woods, under another bridge at Meary Veg (centre for the island's sewage treatment works) and climbs, reaching its summit (, marked by a board visible from the train) close to the site of Ballacostain Halt. The train descends to Santon, the only intermediate station in substantially original condition. From here the train descends at 1 in 60 to Ballasalla railway station, with interesting sea-cliff views to the east. Regular service trains formerly passed each other here. After"
"a railway between Colchester and the island, which would have ended at a pier next to the Esplanade in the south, with an additional station in West Mersea on what is now East Road. The plans were abandoned due to the First World War. A regular bus service links West and East Mersea to Colchester via the Strood and Abberton. A foot ferry runs from East Mersea to Point Clear and Brightlingsea on the other side of the Colne estuary, including a scheduled service in the summer and a dial-on-demand service in the spring and autumn. The island is used"
"light refreshments, and the Isle of Man Railway Museum, established in 1975 with two locomotives and rolling stock including the Queen's Coach and Governor's Saloon from the opening of the line in 1873. The majority of the line runs through countryside, with only small stretches close to built-up areas. Many people start or end their journey in Port Erin, a Victorian seaside resort, or in Castletown, the ancient capital. Ronaldsway Halt, between Ballasalla and Castletown, is a few hundred yards' walk from the airport. There are several farm crossings and rural request stops, which largely serve adjoining fields and local"
"Colonsay"", but he and his family were forced out by a plague of rats. Staffa (, ) lies about west of Mull. Its name was derived from the Old Norse for stave or pillar island, given by the Vikings as its columnar basalt reminded them of their houses, which were built from vertically placed tree-logs. The island came to prominence in the late 18th century after a visit by Sir Joseph Banks. He and his fellow-travellers extolled the natural beauty of the basalt columns in general and of the island's main sea cavern, which Banks renamed 'Fingal's Cave'. Their visit"
"Its most famous occupant is Captain John Quilliam, who steered the ""Victory"" as First Lieutenant at the Battle of Trafalgar. The annual parish festival, , is the parish's main event of the year. It traditionally alternated between Ballabeg and Colby, but in recent years has been held only in Ballabeg. It commemorates the parish's patron saint, Columba. is Manx for St Columba's Day. Ballabeg There are several small villages and hamlets with the name Ballabeg in the Isle of Man. The most well-known, and most populous, of these is a village in the parish of Arbory in the sheading of"
"parks on the island. A week-long festival of boat racing, Mersea Week, takes place every summer. The island lies south of Colchester and east of the county town, Chelmsford. It is the most easterly inhabited and publicly accessible island in the United Kingdom and is one of 43 (unbridged) tidal islands which can be accessed on foot or by road from the British mainland. It is situated in the estuary area of the Blackwater and Colne rivers and has an area of around . It is formed by the Pyefleet Channel to the north and the Strood Channel to the"
"the islands of Lismore, Colonsay, Islay, Coll, Tiree, to Craignure on Mull, to Castlebay on Barra and to Lochboisdale(winter only) on South Uist. The times of connecting trains to/from Glasgow Queen Street are included on Cal Mac timetables. In 2005 a new ferry terminal was opened, and in 2007 a second linkspan opened, allowing two vessels to load/unload at the same time. Oban railway station Oban railway station is a railway station serving Oban in Scotland. It is the terminus of one branch of the highly scenic West Highland Line north of . It was originally the terminus of the"
"As of 2018, the two platforms are still visible and can be seen from the main road next to the station, however overgrown. Carnaby railway station Carnaby railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Carnaby on the Yorkshire Coast Line from to Hull, England. The station opened on 6 October 1846 by the York and North Midland Railway. It closed on 5 January 1970. The western end of the station was to be the junction of the Bridlington and North Frodingham Light Railway. The act of parliament for this line was granted in 1898 under the"
"instances. Some of the linguistic connections between names are also obscure. For example, the Sibbald MS No. 72 is ""Hessil"" is also ""Ellan Natravie"" in the Auld version, which names hints at a pronunciation of the Gaelic for ""beach"" yet Monipennie has ""Colurna"" and R. W. Munro identifies the island as possibly being Eilean Craobhach. Here the shorter Auld version has another missing passage. After Frosa (94) Monipennie states that ""all their isles are subject to Sanct Colme's abbey"". Re Staffa above, it is a small island and in Monro's day it had not achieved its later fame, which did"
"Corbière railway station Corbière railway station is a former station in La Corbière, the extreme south-western point on the Island of Jersey in the Channel Islands. Located in the Parish of Saint Brélade, it was the western terminus of the Jersey Railway which ran along the south coast to the capital town of the island, Saint Helier. The station had a relatively short life, opening on 1 July 1899 and closing 30 September 1939, although the track was briefly re-laid and the line re-opened for freight during the German occupation of the Channel Islands. The station building, platform and track"
"Carnaby railway station Carnaby railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Carnaby on the Yorkshire Coast Line from to Hull, England. The station opened on 6 October 1846 by the York and North Midland Railway. It closed on 5 January 1970. The western end of the station was to be the junction of the Bridlington and North Frodingham Light Railway. The act of parliament for this line was granted in 1898 under the Light Railways Act 1896. The line was to have been standard gauge and worked by steam locomotives throughout. The line was never built."
"March 2017. Appleby railway station Appleby railway station is a Grade II listed railway station which serves the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland in Cumbria, England. It is operated by Northern who provide all passenger train services. The station is south east of Carlisle on the Settle-Carlisle Line. The station was formerly called Appleby West, the older Appleby East station was nearby on the Eden Valley Railway. The buildings of Appleby East still survive. Well-known railway photographer and enthusiast Bishop Eric Treacy died at Appleby railway station on 13 May 1978 after suffering a heart attack whilst waiting to photograph ""Evening Star"","
"Bugle railway station Bugle railway station serves the village of Bugle in Cornwall, England. The station is situated on the Atlantic Coast Line, measured from . All trains are operated by and the station is managed by Great Western Railway. The first railway here was a horse-worked line from Par Harbour to ""near the Bugle Inn"" at Molinnis. It was built by Joseph Treffry and opened on 18 May 1847. On 1 June 1874 a new line was opened by the Cornwall Minerals Railway. Running beyond Par to Fowey, and continuing past Molinnis to join up with another of Treffry's"
"Corby railway station Corby railway station, owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Trains (EMT), is in Corby, Northamptonshire, England. The current station, opened on 23 February 2009, replaces an earlier one dating from 1879, first closed on 18 April 1966 but reopened between 1987 and 1990. Plans for the current station, opposite the original, were approved in late 2007. It opened with just one daily train each way on Mondays to Fridays. The full current service of hourly trains to and from London began on 27 April 2009, after East Midlands Trains had taken delivery of the"
"to London. The name was used for a morning service to London returning in the evening. It called at Brough and Selby as well as certain stations on the East Coast Main Line from Doncaster southwards. Prior to 2000, it was routed via Goole instead of Selby. In September 2001, Hull Trains began operating services on the same route and today operates seven return services. The name was still being shown in East Coast timetables up until its cessation in March 2015, but was quietly dropped by Virgin Trains East Coast when it took over the InterCity East Coast franchise"
"Appleby railway station Appleby railway station is a Grade II listed railway station which serves the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland in Cumbria, England. It is operated by Northern who provide all passenger train services. The station is south east of Carlisle on the Settle-Carlisle Line. The station was formerly called Appleby West, the older Appleby East station was nearby on the Eden Valley Railway. The buildings of Appleby East still survive. Well-known railway photographer and enthusiast Bishop Eric Treacy died at Appleby railway station on 13 May 1978 after suffering a heart attack whilst waiting to photograph ""Evening Star"", which was"
"Ballafayle (Kerruish) Halt Ballafayle (Kerruish) Halt is an intermediate stopping point on the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man. Like many such intermediate stopping points, it is not marked on most maps, nor is it shown on the railway timetable. It is at or near the easternmost point on the Manx Electric Railway, about 5 km SE of Ramsey. The area in which it is situated is home to two farms, which has led over time to there being two named stopping points on the railway, denoting each farmer's name. Ballafayle (Kerruish) was once at the farm of"
"honey bee to be introduced for use in ""beekeeping"" there) Colonsay's name derives from Old Norse and means ""Kolbein's island"" (although Haswell-Smith offers ""Columba's island""). In the 14th century the name was recorded as Coluynsay and by Dean Monro in the 16th century as Colvansay. The modern Gaelic is ""Colbhasa"". Scalasaig also has a Norse derivation and means ""Skali's bay"". Colonsay Colonsay () is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, located north of Islay and south of Mull. The ancestral home of Clan Macfie and the Colonsay branch of Clan MacNeil, it is in the council area of"
"railway museum at Moyasta Junction station, and successfully re-opened a section of the railway as a passenger-carrying heritage line with diesel traction in the 1990s, and with steam motive power from 2009. The Famine was over and there was a new growth in local businesses. The British Government determined that an improved railway system was necessary to aid in the recovery of the West of Ireland. The West Clare Railway and the South Clare Railway were built by separate companies, but in practice the West Clare Railway operated the entire line. The lines met at Milltown Malbay. In due course"
"St Columb Road railway station St Columb Road railway station serves the village of St Columb Road in Cornwall, England. The station is situated on the Atlantic Coast Line, measured from . All services are operated by Great Western Railway, which also manages the station. The first railway here was a horse-worked line from Newquay Harbour to Hendra Crazey. It was built by Joseph Treffry and completed in 1849. The Cornwall Minerals Railway opened its line from Fowey to St Dennis Junction on 1 June 1874, where it connected with Treffry's Newquay Railway. The trains continued to carry only goods"
"Ballabeg station Ballabeg Station is a diminutive request stop near the village of Ballabeg in the south of the Isle of Man, on the island's steam railway, the sole remaining section of the former network which covered 46 miles across the island. There is another station with the same name, but serving a different village, on the Manx Electric Railway to the north. The station (or halt) consists of only a small wooden hut which is a shelter for waiting passengers. There was originally a track works permanent way hut, which remains locked, but a small lean-to canopy was added"
"Ballaragh Halt Ballaragh Halt (sometimes Bulgham) is an intermediate stopping place on the northerly section of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man It is the nearest stopping place to the line's summit. The halt is little used today but following a large landslip that severed the line in 1967 it acted as the railway's temporary terminus. Passengers would disembark their tramcar, walk onto the road and re-board a northerly based car to continue their journey. The halt serves the small hamlet of the same name, and is sometimes referred to as ""Bulgham Bay"" in literature. The site"
"Works in Dress (158) and Domestic services or Offices (384). 484 Women were reported as Persons Without Specified Occupations while 1,172 were reported with Unknown Occupations. The nearest train stations are Maryport rail station , and Flimby rail station . Crosscanonby Crosscanonby (otherwise Cross Canonby)is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale, Cumbria, England. Crosscanonby is southwest of Carlisle, south of Silloth and less than northeast of Maryport. The parish includes the villages of Birkby, Crosby, Crosby Villa and Crosscanonby. The parish is situated within the Solway Coast, a region designated by the United Kingdom as an"
"of two trains at once. From 2001 to 2012 this railway station was the only crossing place in regular use on the line, as after timetable changes in 2001 there were no crossing trains at Castletown railway station. However, with the introduction of a more intensive high season timetable in 2012, with six trains each way instead of the usual four, some trains have once again been crossing at Castletown, and all trains from 2015. Prior to the nationalisation of the railway in 1978, the railway company tried some experiments to reduce expenditure to keep the railway alive. Ballasalla railway"
"Ballaugh railway station Ballaugh Station was a mandatory stopping place on the Manx Northern Railway that ran between St. John's and Ramsey in the Isle of Man. It opened when the line was opened and was later owned and operated by the Isle of Man Railway; it served the village of Ballaugh. The building was erected for the opening of the railway although there is now little sign of it on the site; the station building itself was of similar construction to the ones at both Kirk Michael and Sulby Bridge but was demolished some time after the railway closed."
"and this is visible from the passing tramcars. Manx Electric Railway Stations Ballaragh Halt Ballaragh Halt (sometimes Bulgham) is an intermediate stopping place on the northerly section of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man It is the nearest stopping place to the line's summit. The halt is little used today but following a large landslip that severed the line in 1967 it acted as the railway's temporary terminus. Passengers would disembark their tramcar, walk onto the road and re-board a northerly based car to continue their journey. The halt serves the small hamlet of the same name,"
"to the south and runs close by Stanley Embankment. Although the A55 is faster and wider the two older routes are still used extensively and the railway line still runs along the original 1848 route. Stanley Embankment The Stanley Embankment (known locally as the Cob) is a railway, road and cycleway embankment that connects the Island of Anglesey and Holy Island, Wales. It carries both the North Wales Coast Line for trains, which runs from Crewe to Holyhead and the A5 road between London and Holyhead. The embankment was designed by, and its construction overseen by, Thomas Telford and was"
"Line"" name. St Columb Road railway station St Columb Road railway station serves the village of St Columb Road in Cornwall, England. The station is situated on the Atlantic Coast Line, measured from . All services are operated by Great Western Railway, which also manages the station. The first railway here was a horse-worked line from Newquay Harbour to Hendra Crazey. It was built by Joseph Treffry and completed in 1849. The Cornwall Minerals Railway opened its line from Fowey to St Dennis Junction on 1 June 1874, where it connected with Treffry's Newquay Railway. The trains continued to carry"