Bungalow railway station
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Bungalow Station is the only intermediate station on the Snaefell Mountain Railway and is located where the main mountain road intersects the line; it was so called because until 1958 there was a large hotel here of that name, and after its destruction it was replaced by a much more modest waiting shelter.[1][2] It wasn't until 2002 that this was in turn knocked down and replaced with a "proper" station building with station master facilities, booking hall and toilets. Prior to this the staff used a marshall's hut normally reserved for the T.T. races on the island. The bungalow, despite its remote location, was also the home to Murray's Motorcycle Museum until recent years; this was housed in and ex-Ministry of Defence building and held a large number of static displays. After the death of Joey Dunlop a statue to his memory was erected in the grounds of the museum and it remains here today despite the closure of the museum. In 1995 a third rail was laid from here to the Summit Station to facilitate the use of a steam locomotive on the line. The gauge of the mountain line is 3' 6" (to accommodate the "fell rail") whereas the majority of other island lines are 3' 0" so when Manx Northern Railway locomotive No. 4 "Caledonia" arrived, the extra rail was laid. This event took place to mark the centenary of the line, and because this locomotive had been loaned to the tramway during construction all those years ago. The remains of the interchange are still visible today.
