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Scarffe's Crossing (Manx: Crossag Scarroo) is a diminutive and little-used request stop on the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man

Scarffe's Crossing Crossag Scarroo
Manx Electric Railway
General information
Location	Lonan, Isle of Man
Coordinates	Pole Nos. 192-19+3
Owned by	Isle of Man Railways
Platforms	2 (Ground Level
Tracks	2 (Running Lines)
Construction
Structure type	None
Parking	None
History
Opened	1894 (1894)
Previous names	Manx Electric Railway Co.

Location

The halt is located off the main Douglas to Laxey road and is positioned on a farm crossing providing resident access only. It is one of many rural request stops along the line still known by their colloquial name (usually named after the farmer who farms nearby)

Facilities

Until 1999 the stop never had an "official" stop board in place. Despite being unofficially named the halt has a simple bus stop-type sign affixed to the overhead pole.

Preceding station		Manx Electric Railway		Following station
Eskadale		Douglas – Ramsey		Ballamenagh

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 Official Tourist Department Page (2009) Isle of Man Heritage Railways

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