Freshwater (Isle Of Wight) Railway Station
Freshwater railway station was the westerly terminus and largest station of the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway, the platform being extended to accommodate the "Tourist Train", a non-stop service from Ventnor.
History
Incorporated as the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway Company in 1860, and opened over a ten-month period between 1888 and 1889, it closed 65 years later, having been situated too far from the tourist honeypots of The Needles and Alum Bay to be consistently profitable. There was a run-round loop, and a goods siding often used for cattle loading. After closure the station was built over by a factory, but this in turn has been demolished and a supermarket now occupies the site.
Stationmasters
- Frederick George Drudge 1889 - ca. 1894 (formerly station master at Horringford)
- William Denyer ca. 1899 ca. 1901
- F. Newland 1905 - 1908 (afterwards station master at Whitwell)
- Samuel John Urry 1908 - ca. 1915 (formerly station master at Shide, then Calbourne)
- S. Russell ca. 1936
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminus | British Railways Southern Region Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway |
Yarmouth |
See also
References
- ^ Subterranea Britannica's page on Freshwater station - Nick Catford
- ^ Pomeroy, C,A "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford,Past & Present Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0-947971-62-9
- ^ Maycock,R.J/Silsbury,R: The Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway: Usk, Oakwood, 2003 ISBN 0-85361-601-9
- ^ Bennett,A "Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight": Cheltenham, Runpast 1994 ISBN 1-870754-31-X
- ^ Hay,P "Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight": Midhurst,Middleton, 1988 ISBN 0-906520-56-8
- ^ Britton,A "Once upon a line (Vol 4)": Oxford, OPC, 1994 ISBN 0-86093-513-2
- ^ Paye, Peter (1984). Isle of Wight Railways remembered. Oxford: OPC. ISBN 0-86093-212-5.
- ^ Gammell C.J "Southern Branch Lines": Oxford, OPC, 1997 ISBN 0-86093-537-X
- ^ "Mischievous Passengers on the Freshwater Railway". Isle of Wight County Press and South of England Reporter. England. 27 January 1894. Retrieved 25 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New Station Master". Isle of Wight County Press and South of England Reporter. England. 3 October 1908. Retrieved 25 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
50°40′56″N 1°30′58″W / 50.6821°N 1.5161°W
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