Blackwater (Isle Of Wight) Railway Station
History
Located in the centre of the island on the A3020 road, it was an intermediate station on the line from Newport to Sandown, which was originally operated by the Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway (incorporated 1868). The station opened in 1875 and closed, along with the line itself, in 1956. A rural station whose "heyday was before the advent of the motor car", during the inter-war years it was known for its large collection of enamel advertising boards. The station survives as an enlarged private house known as Brambles. The old railway track is now a cycle track, though this diverges slightly from the course of the old railway around the station building itself.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merstone | British Railways Southern Region IoW CR : Sandown to Newport line |
Shide |
See also
References
- ^ Pomeroy, C. A. (1993). Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now. Oxford, Past & Present Publishing. ISBN 0-947971-62-9.
- ^ Hammond, R. J. W. (Ed.) (1969). Ward Lock Guide to the Isle of Wight. Ward Lock. ISBN 0-7063-1082-9.
- ^ Bennett, A. (1994). Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Runpast. ISBN 187075431X.
- ^ Hay, P. (1988). Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight. Midhurst, Middleton. ISBN 0-906520-56-8.
- ^ Britton, A. (1994). Once Upon a Line(Vol 4). Oxford: OPC. ISBN 0-86093-513-2.
- ^ Paye, Peter (1984). Isle of Wight Railways Remembered. Oxford: OPC. ISBN 0-86093-212-5.
- ^ Gammell, C. J. (1997). Southern Branch Lines. Oxford: OPC. ISBN 0-86093-537-X.
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