Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway
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The Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport was a 12 miles long railway[1] that followed a route westwards out of Newport, Isle of Wight through a series of remote villages along a scenic route to the coast. Incorporated on 26 August 1880 [2], opened to traffic on 10 September 1888 and renowned for its friendly staff[3]it was, nevertheless, always an impecunious [4] line. It closed for traffic on 21 September 1953[5].
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[edit] Stations
- Carisbrooke
- Watchingwell[6]
- Calbourne[7]
- Ningwood
- Yarmouth
- and its westerly terminus, Freshwater
[edit] Landmarks
Features included
- A level crossing at Freshwater Causeway(operated by a residential crossing keeper)
- A water column at Freshwater (at entrance to the platform)
- A 1:55 gradient between Ningwood and Yarmouth
- (During the war) a tank trap close to the Freshwater crossing gates[8]
[edit] Current situation
Of the former stations
- Freshwater is now demolished and occupied by a supermarket[9]
- Yarmouth is now a community centre
- Ningwood and Watchingwell are private houses
- Calbourne and Carisbrooke have been demolished.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Britton,A Once upon a line (Vol One): Oxford,OPC, 1983 ISBN 086093277X Appendix Five The official distance was 11 miles 1,1540 yards
- ^ Bennett,A"Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight": Cheltenham, Runpast 1994 ISBN 187075431X
- ^ Britton,A Once upon a line (Vol Four): Oxford,OPC, 1994 ISBN 0860935132
- ^ Maycock,R.J/Silsbury,R: The Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway: Usk, Oakwood, 2003 ISBN 0853616019
- ^ Paye,P "Isle of Wight Railways remembered": Oxford, OPC, 1990 ISBN 0860932191
- ^ A private halt until 1897
- ^ also known as Calbourne and Shalfleet
- ^ Britton,A Once upon a line (Vol Three): Oxford,OPC, 1983 ISBN 0860934837
- ^ Gammell C.J "Southern Branch Lines": Oxford, OPC, 1997 ISBN 086093537X
