Braddan Bridge

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Braddan Halt
Staad Vraddan
Isle Of Man Railway
Station statistics
Address Peel Road, Braddan, IM1 3WR.
Line(s) Peel Line
Structure type Booking Hall
Platforms One, Ground Level
Tracks One Running
Other information
Opened 1881
Closed 1965 (Seasonal Until 1968)
Owned by Isle Of Man Railway Co.
Traffic
Passenger Only
Services

Waiting Shelter

Braddan Bridge (Irish: Naomh Breandán Saint Brendan of Clonfert the Navigator or the Voyager)[1] is a bridge over the river Dhoo on the Douglas-Peel road, from which a halt on the Isle of Man Railway's first line to Peel took its name. It is a landmark on the Isle of Man TT road-race course.

Bridge

The bridge is on the boundary between the parishes of Braddan and Onchan. It is situated between the 1st Milestone and 2nd Milestone road-side markers on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT Races on the junction of the primary A1 Douglas to Peel road and the A23. The stretch of line from the halt to Quarterbridge forms part of an access road which allows motor traffic to pass between the inside and outside of the race course, when the main road is closed for the races.

Railway halt

Usage

Braddan Halt saw infrequent use, mostly in connection with the open air church services[2] that took place at the nearby Kirk Braddan[3] for many years, for which special train services were operated.

Royalty

In 1963 the Queen Mother travelled from Douglas to here to attend one of the church services in the Royal Coach F.36 which is now in preservation in the Port Erin railway museum at the line's southern terminus.

Re-use

Long after the railway had closed (the last trains ran in September 1968), the station's booking office and waiting shelter remained extant. However, in 1991 the building was removed, refurbished and now resides at the operational station of Colby on the south line.

Today

Upon removal the original shelter was replaced by a modern version in 1989, which itself has since been removed. There is now no evidence that the railway passed through here.

Route

Preceding station   Isle of Man Railway   Following station
Union Mills
towards

Peel

   Peel Line   Quarter Bridge
towards

Douglas

See also

References

  1. ↑ Place Names of the Isle of Man by John Kneen MA pp125 (1970) Yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh The Scolar Press
  2. ↑ Braddan open-air services 
  3. ↑ Kirk Braddan 

Source

  • [Isle of Man Steam Railway Supporters' Association]

External links

Coordinates: 54°09′41″N 4°30′21″W / 54.161380°N 4.505695°W / 54.161380; -4.505695

  1. TT Grandstand
  2. St Ninian's Crossroads
  3. Bray Hill
  4. Quarterbridge Road
  5. Quarterbridge
  6. Braddan Bridge
  7. 2nd Milestone
  8. Union Mills
  9. Ballahutchin Hill
  10. Glenlough
  11. Ballagarey Corner
  12. Glen Vine
  13. Crosby Cross-Roads
  14. Highlander
  15. Greeba Castle
  16. Appledene
  17. Greeba Bridge
  18. Gorse Lea
  19. Ballagarraghyn
  20. Ballacraine
  21. Ballaspur
  22. Ballig
  23. Doran's Bend
  24. Laurel Bank
  25. Black Dub
  26. Glen Helen
  27. Sarah's Cottage
  28. Creg Willey's Hill
  29. Lambfell Cottage
  30. Cronk-y-Voddy
  31. 11th Milestone
  32. Handley's Corner
  33. Barregarrow
  34. 13th Milestone
  35. Cronk Urleigh
  36. Westwood Corner
  37. Douglas Road Corner
  38. Rhencullen
  39. Birkin's Bend
  40. Bishopscourt
  41. Orrisdale North
  42. Dub Cottage
  43. Alpine Cottage
  44. Ballacobb
  45. Ballaugh Bridge
  46. Ballacrye Corner
  47. Quarry Bends
  48. Sulby Crossroads
  49. Sulby Bridge
  50. Ginger Hall
  51. Kerrowmoar
  52. Glen Duff
  53. Glentramman
  54. Churchtown
  55. Lezayre War Memorial
  56. Sky Hill
  57. Milntown Cottage
  58. Gardener's Lane
  59. School House Corner
  60. Parliament Square
  61. Cruickshanks Corner
  62. Whitegates
  63. Stella Maris
  64. Ramsey Hairpin
  65. Water Works Corner
  66. Tower Bends
  67. Gooseneck
  68. 26th Milestone
  69. Guthrie's Memorial
  70. Mountain Mile
  71. East Mountain Gate
  72. Mountain Box
  73. Casey's
  74. Stonebreakers Hut
  75. Verandah
  76. Bungalow Bridge
  77. Bungalow
  78. Hailwood's Height
  79. Brandywell
  80. 32nd Milestone
  81. Windy Corner
  82. 33rd Milestone
  83. Clark's Corner
  84. Keppel Gate
  85. Kate's Cottage
  86. Creg-ny-Baa
  87. Gob-ny-Geay
  88. Brandish Corner
  89. Hillberry Corner
  90. Cronk-ny-Mona
  91. Signpost Corner
  92. Bedstead Corner
  93. The Nook
  94. Governor's Bridge
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