Mill Hill Railway Station (Isle Of Wight)
History
It opened in 1871 and was first seen as the down train from the main Cowes railway station emerged from the 208 yard tunnel along the curving platform, the sweep still visible in 2005 on a small area of grass where the demolished station once stood. Unlike many of the Island's railway stations, Mill Hill was busy at the beginning and end of each working day, depositing and picking up hundreds of workmen from shipyards.
Conversely, after passenger closure in 1966 a single employee spent six months on duty at the crossing just past the station with not one chance to open it, although freight traffic continued to Medina Wharf for a few months after passenger trains were withdrawn.
Stationmasters
- William Henry Strawn ca. 1879 ca. 1880 (afterwards station master at Haven Street)
- John William Gibbs ca. 1896
- F. Williams ca. 1910
- Percy Hawkins ca. 1920
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medina Wharf | British Rail Southern Region IoW CR : Newport to Cowes line |
Cowes |
See also
References
- ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 316
- ^ Pomeroy, C. A. (1993). Isle of Wight Railways, Then and Now. Oxford: Past & Present Publishing. ISBN 0-947971-62-9.
- ^ Catford, Nick. "Mill Hill". Disused Stations.
- ^ Built in 1880 Hay, P. (1988). Steaming Through the Isle of Wight. Midhurst: Middleton. ISBN 0-906520-56-8.
- ^ Gammell, C. J. (1997). Southern Branch Lines. Oxford: OPC. ISBN 0-86093-537-X.
- ^ Paye, Peter (1984). Isle of Wight Railways remembered. Oxford: OPC. ISBN 0-86093-212-5.
- ^ Hughie White, quoted in Britton, A. (1994). Once Upon a Line. Vol. 4. Oxford: OPC. ISBN 0-86093-513-2.
- ^ "County Bench". Isle of Wight Observer. England. 18 October 1879. Retrieved 28 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Obstructing a Central Railway Official". Isle of Wight County Press and South of England Reporter. England. 17 October 1896. Retrieved 28 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
50°45′26″N 1°17′50″W / 50.7573°N 1.2973°W
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