Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway
- Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway
The Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport was a 12 miles long railway[Britton,A Once upon a line (Vol One): Oxford,OPC, 1983 ISBN 086093277X "Appendix Five" The official distance was 11 miles 1,1540 yards] 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 ][] , opened to traffic on 10 September 1888 and renowned for its friendly staff [Britton,A Once upon a line (Vol Four): Oxford,OPC, 1994 ISBN 0860935132] it was, nevertheless, always an impecunious ][Maycock,R.J/Silsbury,R: The Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway: Usk, Oakwood, 2003 ISBN 0853616019] line. It closed for traffic on 21 September 1953][ Paye,P "Isle of Wight Railways remembered": Oxford, OPC, 1990 ISBN 0860932191] . ] Stations
* Carisbrooke
* Watchingwell [A private halt until 1897]
* Calbourne [also known as Calbourne and Shalfleet]
* Ningwood
* Yarmouth
* and its westerly terminus, Freshwater
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[] ]
* Yarmouth is now a community centre
* Ningwood and Watchingwell are private houses
* Calbourne and Carisbrooke have been demolished. External links
* [http://www.shalfleet.net/steve/fyn.htm Shalfleet Village Historian]
* [http://www.railscot.co.uk/Freshwater_Yarmouth_and_Newport_Railway/frame.htm Railscot]
References
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