Peel Station
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Terminus of the first line connecting with Douglas, 11½ miles distant, located alongside the harbour in the western city, this station was initially supplied with a timber structure similar to that provided at Douglas Station but slightly smaller, being placed at right angles to the track; an island platform with run-round loop was also provided and a timber goods shed in the first years of operation making the harbourside station quite large.
By the turn of the century both of these structures had been demolished and replaced with the more substantial stone structures which remain today in much altered form. A sandstone locomotive shed and slate water tower stood at the end of the yard, the latter of which is still in place with its unusual slate tank. A level crossing on Mill Road was at the end of this yard to the eastern end.
This shed also had an annex to the front and a crew mess room was also provided. A cattle dock, weighing scale and loading dock were provided in a goods yard and at one time a spur connected the station to the harbour. An advertisement hoarding ran along one side close to the loading platform and cattle dock.
The platform was heightened so that that top running board of the carriages accessed it, similar to those seen at stations along the south line today. The island platform was furnished with lamp standards and a run-round loop plus spur on the harbour side, being the arrival platform, the tracks on the landward side being designated for departures, along with a further lines serving the goods shed with its platform height apertures.
After closure this structure became home to the replica Viking longboat Odin’s Raven in 1979, the main station being a fisherman’s co-operative after closure before the whole site was redeveloped to become the award winning House Of Manannan in 1997, a role it still fulfils to this day. The locomotive shed was demolished after closure, its timber annex having been lost to a fire some years earlier.
The water tower survives at the throat of the yard as part of a diorama also including a short platform, semaphore signal and four-wheel carriage body C.1 by the Peel Heritage Trust, a short section of platform has been created here and a replica level crossing gate and track panel complete this display area adjacent to the museum.
Station Building | Goods Shed | Locomotive Shed | Cattle Dock | Harbour Siding | Water Tower | Level Crossing | Hoarding
After closure in 1974 prior to the yard being lifted; it saw use as a boat park prior to the House Of Manannan being built in 1997.
The station building in 1974 when it served as a Fisherman's Cooperative; this is now part of the House Of Manannan.
No.1 Sutherland returned to Peel Station for the Steam 125 event in July 1998, running on a short section of temporary track.
the frontage of the station building, unique among railway structures on the island, now part of the House Of Manannan.
No.8 Fenella at the station with the gasometer dominating the backdrop; the station changed little over the years.
Early view showing close-coupled and four-wheeled rolling stock and the Oddfellows Arms, now the Creek Inn and still a popular hostelry to this day.
The diesel railcars at the station with the 1902 structure at the end of the platform; this is part of the House Of Manannan today.
Showing the extent of the platform faces at Peel Station, the harbour on the left and station structures in the distance.
No.8 Fenella on a short section of track beside the water tower during the Manx Heritage Transport Festival celebrations.
No.11 Maitland with a train of three saloons during the latter days of the station being open to passengers.
The short-lived ManTainor ferry express service with a container on Well Wagon No.2 at the station in 1967.
The outline of Peel Castle in the distance showing the track which formed a harbourside extension running along the quay seen in the right distance.
An overview showing the full extent of the station in 1962 with the goods shed and yard on the right of the view.
Overgrown after closure prior to the rails being lifted in 1974 from the vantage point of the water tower visible on the left.
Carriage C.1 forms part of a diorama display a the throat of the yard next to the water tower on a short section of platform.
Another view of a train at the station, note the advertisement hoarding to the far right, typical of several stations on the railway.
An early view of the western terminus showing the harbourside location and boarded walkway prior to the establisment of the riverside roadway.
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