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Headland railway station
Résumé
Headland Station (Manx: Stashoon Howe) was the temporary terminus of the Groudle Glen Railway in the Isle of Man between 1983 and 1991, after which time the line was reinstated to its original terminus at . It also served as the terminus between 1950 and 1962.
The station was created as the terminus of the line from the end of the Second World War until closure in 1962. A landslide on the section following it ensured that the line was impassable upon reopening after the war and a run-round loop installed here to facilitate the locomotive Polar Bear running around its rake of coaches. At this time steps installed to serve the headland cafe which overlooked the picturesque beach below. The loop utilised a shortened section of what had originally been an extra long passing loop installed in the early years of the twentieth century, facilitating the passing of two trains without the need for either to draw to a halt. Upon closure the lines were lifted and the site became part of a footpath.
Albeit slightly further along the line, from 1983 until the "extension" to Sea Lion Rocks opened in 1992, the area provided the outer terminus for the line, when resurrected by volunteers. The site was also the first workshop area until the line reached Lhen Coan in the spring of 1986 and the cleared site can be seen today from the passing train. At this time proposals were put forward for the erection of a stone-build hut based on the design of level crossing keepers' huts on the Isle of Man Railway but ultimately the work was concentrated on the lower portion of the line. At the end of the 1991 season the loop was removed and the extension laid.
Once the line was reinstated to its full length in 1992, the line only had one rake of coaches and locomotive so there was no need for a passing loop here. It wasn't until 1994 when a second locomotive "Jack" arrived, that a smaller (three coach length) passing loop was installed on the site of the original (later) terminus to enable the restored line to operate two or three train operations.
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