Killdane (originally Keeill-y-Deighan; Sudric for "The Church of the Devil") is a town and station on the Main Line and the interchange station for the Peel Godred Branch Line.
History[]
Killdane's original name is in allusion to the circle of standing stones on the plateau above the town. There is a local legend, with no historical foundation, that a bloody battle was fought here against a party of Danes. (This tale is reserved for English visitors only; no-one else would swallow it.)
Since the building of the North Western Railway, Killdane has virtually become a suburb of Cronk. The branch line to Peel Godred was built in 1923, and locomotive exchanges are made here. An hourly service of trains is provided which becomes half-hourly at peak periods. Four passenger trains a day each way continue the journey along the branch to Peel Godred hauled by electric locomotives.
In 1935, Henry crashed into a goods train near Killdane whilst pulling the Flying Kipper.
In 1967, a ballast processing plant and distribution centre was set up by the Arlesdale Ballast, Granite and Gravel Company. A Motorail Terminal for the Island was later opened here in 1977.[1]
Appearances[]
The Railway Series
Companion Volumes
Pop-Up Books |
Gallery[]
The Railway Series[]
Main Series[]
Pop-Up Books[]
Station Guide[]
| Preceding station |  North Western Railway
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellsthorpe Road | The Main Line | Cronk | ||
| Terminus | Peel Godred Branch Line | Abbey | ||
References[]
| Locomotives | Steam | Henry | Gordon | James | Donald and Douglas |
|---|---|---|
| Diesel | BoCo | Bear | The Works Diesel | Pip and Emma | |
| Former | Edward | |
| Rolling Stock | Passenger | Orange-Brown Corridor Coaches | Orange-Brown Non-Corridor Coaches | Red Express Coaches |
| Former | The Spiteful Brake Van | |
| Trains | Passenger | The Wild Nor' Wester | The Sudrian | The Limited | The Barrow-Tidmouth Semi-Fast | The Main Line Push-Pull |
| Goods | The Flying Kipper | The Morning Milk | The Midnight Goods | |
| Infrastructure | Stations | Tidmouth | Knapford | Crosby | Wellsworth | Maron | Cronk | Killdane | Kellsthorpe Road | Crovan's Gate | Vicarstown | Barrow-in-Furness |
| Sheds | Tidmouth Sheds | Vicarstown Sheds | |
| Tunnels and Bridges | Tidmouth Tunnel | Knapford Harbour Bridges | Crosby Tunnel | The Viaduct | Balladrine Bridge | Ballahoo Bridge | Henry's Tunnel | Vicarstown Bridge |
| Locomotives | Peel Godred Engines |
|---|---|
| Affiliates | Sodor Aluminium Company | Peel Godred Power Company | Culdee Fell Railway |
| Stations | Killdane | Abbey | Kirk Machan | Peel Godred |