Freshwater railway station was the westerly terminus[1] and largest station[2] of the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway, the platform being extended to accommodate the "Tourist Train", a non-stop service from Ventnor.[3]
Freshwater | |
|---|---|
 The old Freshwater to Newport railway line (now part of CycleRoute NCN23 route) as it approaches the village. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Freshwater, Isle of Wight England |
| Grid reference | SZ343871 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | Freshwater, Yarmouth & Newport Railway(1888-1913) Isle of Wight Central Railway (1913 to 1923) |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway (1923 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1953) |
| Key dates | |
| 10 September 1888 | Opened (freight) |
| 20 July 1889 | Opened (passengers) |
| 21 September 1953 | Closed |
History edit
Incorporated as the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway Company in 1860,[4] and opened over a ten-month period between 1888 and 1889, it closed 65 years later,[5] having been situated too far from the tourist honeypots of The Needles and Alum Bay to be consistently profitable.[6] There was a run-round loop, and a goods siding often used for cattle loading.[7] After closure the station was built over by a factory,[8] but this in turn has been demolished and a supermarket now occupies the site.[1]
Stationmasters edit
- Frederick George Drudge 1889 - ca. 1894[9] (formerly station master at Horringford)
- William Denyer ca. 1899 ca. 1901
- F. Newland 1905 - 1908[10] (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 edit
References edit
- ^ a b 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 edit
50°40′56″N 1°30′58″W / 50.6821°N 1.5161°W
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