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Lhen Coan

*Lhen Coan*
Lhen Coan; Lhen Coan
Groudle Glen Railway
General information
Location	Groudle Glen, Isle Of Man
Coordinates	54°10′44″N 4°25′37″W / 54.1789°N 4.4269°W
Owned by	Groudle Glen Railway
Platforms	Ground Level
Tracks	Various
Construction
Structure type	Various
Parking	None
History
Opened	1896 (Reopened 1986)
Rebuilt	1986-1998

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Lhen Coan Station (Manx: Stashoon Lhen Coan) is the landward terminus of the Groudle Glen Railway in the Isle of Man. It is reached by visitors from the nearby Groudle Glen railway station on the Manx Electric Railway.

Naming

The main terminus of the Groudle Glen Railway is located in the heart of the glen and it's commonly thought it was named after a small glen spur from the main glen, but that is in fact called Glen Coan which translated from the local Manx Gaelic means "Narrow Valley" but at some point in history it adopted the name Lhen Coan for reasons unknown, which translated means "Narrow Lane"^{[dubious – discuss]}

Location

The station sits on a shelf on the northern side of the valley and was originally served by a run-round loop, covered overall by a Swiss-style canopy, with single-road locomotive shed and siding. There was also a souvenir shop which took hexagonal form in a style similar to those seen on the nearby Manx Electric Railway. The locomotive shed was destroyed by a fallen tree in 1967 and the unsafe canopy was destroyed in 1979, leaving the site empty.

Restoration

When the restoration of the line by volunteers from the Isle of Man Steam Railway Supporters' Association began in 1982 the site was merely a footpath and took considerable effort to reach with the new railhead. By 1986 however a new metal-framed, three-road locomotive and carriage shed was opened, just forward of the site of the original, serving as the line's only covered area for stock.

Canopy

By 1993 a replica of the distinctive station canopy was completed and in the intervening years a number of small temporary huts have been erected beginning with a booking office (later moved and used as a store), a souvenir shop (now located under the canopy and at one time used as a tea room until the installation of facilities at the outer terminus), larger replacement souvenir shop and store room which doubles as a grotto for the festive services. A further siding was added in 2005 and a lean-to building created to store vehicles.

Developments

In 2007 the railway erected a two-road, purpose-built locomotive shed in a similar style to the original, which necessitated the removal of the station siding and widening of the area; this shed is now in use, and a further siding is being^[when?] laid in front of what is now the carriage shed for further permanent way stock storage. The station site is now considerably larger than it was in the days of the original line but the volunteers have been careful to not lose the feeling of the original station. In the early part of 2009 a new souvenir shop was erected, similar in style to the replica canopy; the station was also refurbished in a lighter shade of brown and cream. In 2011 the 1992 booking office hut was deemed beyond repair and was replaced with a new booking office constructed in similar style to the new shop and canopy building and painted in the station colour scheme of brown and cream.

In 2012 planning permission was granted to extend the platform area substantially out into the glen, and to construct a new larger utility building to replace the old tea hut of 1986. Construction work started in September, funded by the Manx Lottery Trust and Tower Insurance, and required the railway to transport 140 tons of rock to the site, for the platform extension foundations and infill. New stone faced walls to link the 2007 engine shed to the existing 1896 dry stone wall were also part of the project. The building was constructed by volunteer joiner Stephen Goody to match the style of the canopy, shop and booking office, and the entire area was completed in time for the Christmas services.

Structures

Station Canopy (Built 1896, Demolished 1979)
Replica Canopy (Built 1992, Extant)
Band Stand / Platform (Built 1896, Demolished 19??)
Shop / Ticket Office (Built 1896, Demolished 193?)
One-Road Locomotive Shed (Built 1896, Demolished 1967)
Three-Road Carriage Shed (Built 1986, Extant)
Two-Road Locomotive Shed (Built 2007, Extant)
Booking Office (Built 1984, Demolished 1997)
Booking Office (Built 1992, Demolished 2011)
Booking Office (Built 2011 by Stephen Goody, Extant)
Souvenir Shop (Built 1986, became Coffee Shop / Christmas Tea Hut 1990s, Demolished 2012)
Utility Building with Historical Display area (Built 2012 by Stephen Goody, Extant)
Store / Grotto (Built 1999, Extant)
Staff Mess Hut (Built 2006, Extant)
Mock Signal Cabin (Built 2008, Extant)
Souvenir Shop (Built 2009, Extant)

Route

Preceding station		Groudle Glen Railway		Following station
Terminus		Lhen Coan Station		Lime Kiln Halt
Interchange with Groudle Glen on the Manx Electric Railway

References

Mike Goodwyn (1993). Manx Electric. Platform Five. ISBN 978-1-872524-52-8.
Beard, Tony (1994). Groudle Glen Railway: Its History & Restoration. Groudle Glen Railway.

Sources

Official Website (2009) I.o.M.S.R.S.A.
Island Island Images: Groudle Glen Railway Pages (2003) Jon Wornham
Official Official Tourist Department Page (2009) Isle Of Man Heritage Railways

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-'''Lhen Coan Station''' is the landward terminus of the [[Groudle Glen Railway]] in the [[Isle of Man]].
+'''Lhen Coan Station''' ([[Manx language|Manx]]: ''Stashoon Lhen Coan'') is the landward terminus of the [[Groudle Glen Railway]] in the [[Isle of Man]]. It is reached by visitors from the nearby [[Groudle Glen railway station]] on the [[Manx Electric Railway]].
 ==Naming==
-The main terminus of the Groudle Glen Railway is located in the heart of the glen and it's commonly thought it was named after a small glen spur from the main glen, but that is in fact called Glen Coan which translated from the local Manx Gaelic means "Narrow Valley" but at some point in history it adopted the name Lhen Coan for reasons unknown, which translated means "Narrow Lane!"
+The main terminus of the Groudle Glen Railway is located in the heart of the glen and it's commonly thought it was named after a small glen spur from the main glen, but that is in fact called Glen Coan which translated from the local Manx Gaelic means "Narrow Valley" but at some point in history it adopted the name Lhen Coan for reasons unknown, which translated means "Narrow Lane"{{dubious|date=February 2020}}
 ==Location==
-The station sits on a shelf on the northerly side of the valley and was originally served by a run-round loop, covered overall by a Swiss-Style canopy, with single-road locomotive shed and siding. There was also a souvenir shop which took hexagonal form in a style similar to those seen on the nearby Manx Electric Railway. This was the setup of the station for its entire existence, the locomotive shed being destroyed by a fallen tree in 1967 and the unsafe canopy being destroyed in 1979 leaving the site empty.
+The station sits on a shelf on the northern side of the valley and was originally served by a run-round loop, covered overall by a Swiss-style canopy, with single-road locomotive shed and siding. There was also a souvenir shop which took hexagonal form in a style similar to those seen on the nearby Manx Electric Railway. The locomotive shed was destroyed by a fallen tree in 1967 and the unsafe canopy was destroyed in 1979, leaving the site empty.
 ==Restoration==
-When the restoration of the line by volunteers from the [[Isle of Man Steam Railway Supporters' Association]] began in 1982 the site was merely a footpath and took considerable effort to reach with the new railhead. By 1986 however a new metal framed, three-road locomotive and carriage shed was opened, just forward of the site of the original, serving as the line's only covered area for stock.
+When the restoration of the line by volunteers from the [[Isle of Man Steam Railway Supporters' Association]] began in 1982 the site was merely a footpath and took considerable effort to reach with the new railhead. By 1986 however a new metal-framed, three-road locomotive and carriage shed was opened, just forward of the site of the original, serving as the line's only covered area for stock.
 ==Canopy==
-By 1993 a replica of the distinctive station canopy was completed, and in the intervening years a number of small temporary huts had been erected beginning with a booking office (later moved and used as a store), a souvenir shop (now located under the canopy and at one time used as a tea room until the installation of facilities at the outer terminus), booking office, larger replacement souvenir shop and store room which double's as a grotto for the festive services. A further siding was added the locomotive yard in 2005 and a lean-to building created to store permanent way vehicles.
+By 1993 a replica of the distinctive station canopy was completed and in the intervening years a number of small temporary huts have been erected beginning with a booking office (later moved and used as a store), a souvenir shop (now located under the canopy and at one time used as a tea room until the installation of facilities at the outer terminus), larger replacement souvenir shop and store room which doubles as a grotto for the festive services. A further siding was added in 2005 and a lean-to building created to store vehicles.
 ==Developments==
-In 2007 the railway erected a two-road, purpose built locomotive shed in a similar style to the original, which necessitated the removal of the station siding and widening of the area; this shed is now in use, and a further siding is being laid in front of what is now the carriage shed for further permanent way stock storage. The station site is now considerably larger than it was in the days of the original line but the volunteers have been careful to not lose the feeling of the original station. In the early part of 2009 a new souvenir shop was erected, similar in style to the replica canopy; the station was also refurbished at this time in a lighter shade of brown and cream. In 2011 the 1992 Booking Office hut was deemed beyond repair and was replaced with a new booking office constructed in similar style to the new shop and canopy building and painted in the station colour scheme of brown and cream.
+In 2007 the railway erected a two-road, purpose-built locomotive shed in a similar style to the original, which necessitated the removal of the station siding and widening of the area; this shed is now in use, and a further siding is being{{when|date=February 2020}} laid in front of what is now the carriage shed for further permanent way stock storage. The station site is now considerably larger than it was in the days of the original line but the volunteers have been careful to not lose the feeling of the original station. In the early part of 2009 a new souvenir shop was erected, similar in style to the replica canopy; the station was also refurbished in a lighter shade of brown and cream. In 2011 the 1992 booking office hut was deemed beyond repair and was replaced with a new booking office constructed in similar style to the new shop and canopy building and painted in the station colour scheme of brown and cream.
-In 2012 planning permission was granted to extend the platform area substantially out into the glen, and to construct a new larger utility building to replace the old tea hut of 1986. Construction work started in September, funded by the Manx Lottery Trust and Tower Insurance, and required the railway to transport 140 tons of rock to the site, for the platform extension foundations and infill. New stone faced walls to link the 2007 engine shed to the existing 1896 dry stone wall were also part of the project. The building was constructed by volunteer joiner Stephen Goody to match the style of the canopy, shop and booking office, and the entire area was completed in time for the Christmas services
+In 2012 planning permission was granted to extend the platform area substantially out into the glen, and to construct a new larger utility building to replace the old tea hut of 1986. Construction work started in September, funded by the Manx Lottery Trust and [[Tower Insurance]], and required the railway to transport 140 tons of rock to the site, for the platform extension foundations and infill. New stone faced walls to link the 2007 engine shed to the existing 1896 dry stone wall were also part of the project. The building was constructed by volunteer joiner Stephen Goody to match the style of the canopy, shop and booking office, and the entire area was completed in time for the Christmas services.
 ==Structures==
 * Station Canopy ''(Built 1896, Demolished 1979)''
 * Replica Canopy ''(Built 1992, Extant)''
-* Band Stand / Platform ''(Built 1896, Demolished 19??''
+* Band Stand / Platform ''(Built 1896, Demolished 19??)''
-* Shop / Ticket Office ''(Built 1896, Demolished 193?''
+* Shop / Ticket Office ''(Built 1896, Demolished 193?)''
 * One-Road Locomotive Shed ''(Built 1896, Demolished 1967)''
 * Three-Road Carriage Shed'' (Built 1986, Extant)''
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+{{rail line|next=[[Lime Kiln Halt]]|route[[Groudle Glen Railway]]|route=[[Lhen Coan Station]]||col={{heritage rail colour}} }}
-{{rail line
+{{s-text|text=Interchange with [[Groudle Glen railway station|Groudle Glen]] on the  [[Manx Electric Railway]]}}
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 * [http://www.ggr.org.uk|Railway's Official Website] (2009) I.o.M.S.R.S.A.
 * [http://www.island-images.co.uk/Rail/ Island Island Images: Groudle Glen Railway Pages] (2003) Jon Wornham
-* [http://www.gov.im/tourism/attractions/railways/electric_attract.xml|Official Official Tourist Department Page] (2009) Isle Of Man Heritage Railways
+* [http://www.gov.im/tourism/attractions/railways/electric_attract.xml Official Official Tourist Department Page] (2009) Isle Of Man Heritage Railways
 [[Category:Groudle Glen Railway]]
-[[Category:Railway stations in the Isle of Man]]
+[[Category:Railway stations in the Isle of Man opened in 1896]]
-[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1896]]