Love Lane Bridge
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Located at the north-easterly end of the station limits and passed beneath by trains arriving from the direction of Ballasalla Station, this is a pedestrian footbridge which is accessed from the Janet’s Corner (H.M.S. Urley during the second war) and takes you into Poulsom Park; it dates from the earliest days of the railway is still used regularly for access to the footpath.
It is believed to be so called owing to is providing access between nearby King William’s College and the Buchan School, making it allegedly ideal for rendezvous or an illicit liaison point between boys and girls from both seats of learning. The name is lost in the mists of time but has been known by this moniker for many years, a tradition which continues to this day.
Photographers have favoured the bridge as a vantage point for many years, this view from 1950 shows full advantage being taken as a train arrives, headed by No.5 Mona just out of shot. Since this time many trees have been estalbished in this area, the viewpoint altering considerably.
Winter works train headed by shunter No.24 Betsy on clearance duties with a bogie runner loaded with elled branche in early 2019 showing the bridge to good effect; to the left is Poulsom Park with the trail leading to the main road running to the right -looking in the direction of Ronaldsway Halt.
No.4 Loch arriving at the station passing beneath Love Lane Bridge with one of the first trains of the 2026 season showing the recently installed boundary fencing to the left and the unsually shaped curved buttress to the bridge, behind which stands an electricity sub-station.
The view from the bridge with passing trains in the distance showing the layout of the station with its long passing loop and pointwork to the left accessing the goods yard; No.11 Maitland stands at the head of a northbound service awaiting departure with the southbound train alongside.
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