The Foxdale Railway was a 3 ft narrow gauge branch line which ran from St. John's to Foxdale in the Isle of Man. The line ran 2+1⁄4 miles from an end-on junction with the Manx Northern Railway west of
The abandoned station at St. John's which served the line; today this remains as a private residence and is similar to that at the other end.
Station Road in Foxdale, the line bisected the road in the dip at the bottom serving the mine workings beyond the passenger station limits, especially for spoils workings in 1940.
Recent view from the former trackbed of the line which is mostly a footpath save for the removed bridges where alternative access must be made by pedestrians; the gradient on the route is predominantly 1 in 46
Foxdale Station was the southern terminus of the Foxdale Railway in Foxdale in the Isle of Man.
Foxdale Railway
…The Foxdale Railway was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge branch line which ran from St. John's to Foxdale in the Isle of Man. The line ran 2+1⁄4 miles (3.6 km) from an end-on junction with the Manx Northern Railway west of St. John's, then passed to the…
IOM Lower Foxdale by Malost