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Queens Drive Halt (Manx: Stadd Imman y Ven-Rein) is an intermediate stopping place on the northern section of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.

Queens Drive Imman y Ven-Rein
Manx Electric Railway
General information
Location	Ramsey, Isle Of Man
Coordinates	Pole Nos. 889-890
Owned by	Isle Of Man Railways
Line(s)	North Line
Platforms	Ground Level
Tracks	Two Running Lines
Construction
Parking	None
History
Opened	1899 (1899)
Previous names	Manx Electric Railway Co.

Location

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 road crossings like this one. The crossings/halts usually take the name of the nearest farm, landmark or road as is the case here, but these unofficial halts never appear in timetable materials or have nameboards fitted to show their names.

Queens Pier

The stop here serves Queens Drive and other parts of Ramsey, and is the closest stop to the famous Queen's Pier, landmark of the town. At this point the line becomes inter-urban, running parallel to the roadway, notably featuring traction poles mounted at the side of the line, rather than between the running lines as is standard elsewhere.

Route

Preceding station		Manx Electric Railway		Following station
Walpole Drive		Douglas - Ramsey		Ballastowell

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

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

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