Belle Vue Halt

Belle Vue (For Port-E-Vullen), also known as Bellevue, is an intermediate stopping place on the northern section of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.

Bellevue (For Port-E-Vullen) Staad Caillin S'Aaley
Manx Electric Railway
Location	Maughold, Isle Of Man
Coordinates	Pole Nos. 846-847
Owned by	Isle Of Man Railways
Platforms	Ground Level
Tracks	Two Running Lines
Construction
Structure type	Waiting Shelter
Parking	None
History
Opened	1899
Previous names	Manx Electric Railway Co.

Location

It is situated between Lewaigue Station and Ramsey, the line's northern terminus. The poles bearing the overhead lines on the M.E.R. are numbered from Douglas and Belle Vue can be found at pole 846.[1] The halt is located on the A15 road to Maughold Village and is actually closer to Port Lewaigue than to Port-E-Vullen.

Shelter

Until 2001, there was a corrugated iron lineside shelter at the stop. Following some local controversy over its demolition, it was eventually replaced by a wooden structure originally located at Port Jack, north of Douglas.[1]

Upkeep

The station is tended to by a group of locals who annually decorate the shelter and surroundings with flower beds and hanging baskets as well as attending to the general cleanliness of the area.

Route

The alternate spelling of the station name, here used on a station nameboard

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.

1. Manx Electric Railway Soc.

Sources

• 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