Newport railway station (Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway) explained

Newport FYN
Status:Disused
Borough:Isle of Wight
Country:England
Coordinates:50.7032°N -1.2942°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Pregroup:Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway1888-1923
Postgroup:Southern Railway
Years:1 July 1913
Events:Opened
Years1:1 August 1923
Events1:Closed

Newport FYN railway station was a railway station at Newport, Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. For ten years it was the alternative terminus[1] of the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway.[2]

History

The station opened on 1 July 1913 after a conflict between the FYN and the Isle of Wight Central Railway,[3] and closed 10 years later on the creation of the Southern,[4] when Freshwater trains reverted to using Newport's main station. During its inauspicious existence passengers had a short inconvenient walk between the two rival termini.[5] Any trace of the station has long since gone.[6]

Stationmaster

William Oliver Bennett, the station master at Ningwood, was appointed in 1913 and stayed in post until 1924 when he transferred to Littleham.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Pomeroy, Colin A.. Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now. Oxford. Past & Present Publishing. 1993. 0-947971-62-9.
  2. Originally incorporated on 26 August 1880 and run out of the original Newport station from 10 September 1888
  3. Book: Bennett, Alan. Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Cheltenham. Runpast. 1994. 1-870754-31-X.
  4. Book: Hay, P.. Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight. Midhurst. Middleton. 1988. 0-906520-56-8.
  5. Book: Paye, P.. Isle of Wight Railways remembered. Oxford. OPC. 1984. 0-86093-212-5.
  6. Book: Gammell, C.J.. Southern Branch Lines. Oxford. OPC. 1997. 0-86093-537-X.
  7. . 1873 . 1873-1924 Salaried Staff . London and South Western Railway . 481 . 27 July 2021.