Burn's Crossing Explained

Burn's Crossing
Native Name Lang:gv
Native Name:Crossag Burn
Type:Manx Electric Railway
Address:Maughold, Isle Of Man
Coordinates:Pole Nos. 539-540
Structure:None
Platform:Ground Level
Tracks:Two Running Lines
Parking:None
Owned:Isle Of Man Heritage Railways
Former:Manx Electric Railway Co., Ltd.

Burn's Crossing (Manx: Crossag Burn) is a diminutive rural request stop on the northern section of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man, catering almost exclusively for local traffic. Due to the nature of the tramway's construction, the cars can stop and drop off almost anywhere and will do so within reason. For this reason a great number of localised stopping places have built up since the line was completed, many at the intersection of farmer's crossings like this one.

The crossings and halts usually take the name of the farmer or the farm as is the case here, but these unofficial halts never appear in timetable materials or have nameboards fitted to show their names. Many do however now carry bus stop-type signs attached to traction poles, and these were fitted in line with then-management policy in 1999.

Also

Manx Electric Railway Stations

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