Newport railway station (Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway)

Newport FYN
Newport FYN
General information
Location	Isle of Wight; England
Coordinates	50°42′12″N 1°17′39″W / 50.7032°N 1.2942°W
Grid reference	SZ499895
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway1888-1923
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
1 July 1913	Opened
1 August 1923	Closed
Location
Location

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.^{[note 1]}

A 1914 Railway Clearing House map of lines around The Isle of Wight.

History

The station opened on 1 July 1913 after a conflict between the FYN and the Isle of Wight Central Railway,^[2] and closed 10 years later on the creation of the Southern,^[3] 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.^[4] Any trace of the station has long since gone.^[5]

Stationmaster

William Oliver Bennett, the station master at Ningwood, was appointed in 1913 and stayed in post until 1924 when he transferred to Littleham.^[6]

Notes

↑ Originally incorporated on 26 August 1880 and run out of the original Newport station from 10 September 1888

References

↑ Pomeroy, Colin A. (1993). Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now. Oxford: Past & Present Publishing. ISBN 0-947971-62-9.^{[page needed]}
↑ Bennett, Alan (1994). Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Cheltenham: Runpast. ISBN 1-870754-31-X.^{[page needed]}
↑ Hay, P. (1988). Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight. Midhurst: Middleton. ISBN 0-906520-56-8.^{[page needed]}
↑ Paye, P. (1984). Isle of Wight Railways remembered. Oxford: OPC. ISBN 0-86093-212-5.^{[page needed]}
↑ Gammell, C.J. (1997). Southern Branch Lines. Oxford: OPC. ISBN 0-86093-537-X.^{[page needed]}
↑ "1873-1924 Salaried Staff". London and South Western Railway: 481. 1873. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

External links

Newport's stations on navigable 1946 O. S. map
Pre 1914 Grouping Junction diagram
Newport station Subterranea Britannica
Carriages to be restored
Site of Station

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Terminus		Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway		Carisbrooke

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[2] Originally incorporated on 26 August 1880 and run out of the original Newport station from 10 September 1888

[Pomeroy-1] Pomeroy, Colin A. (1993). Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now. Oxford: Past & Present Publishing. ISBN 0-947971-62-9.^{[page needed]}

[Bennett-3] Bennett, Alan (1994). Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Cheltenham: Runpast. ISBN 1-870754-31-X.^{[page needed]}

[Hay-4] Hay, P. (1988). Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight. Midhurst: Middleton. ISBN 0-906520-56-8.^{[page needed]}

[Paye-5] Paye, P. (1984). Isle of Wight Railways remembered. Oxford: OPC. ISBN 0-86093-212-5.^{[page needed]}

[Gammell-6] Gammell, C.J. (1997). Southern Branch Lines. Oxford: OPC. ISBN 0-86093-537-X.^{[page needed]}

[7] "1873-1924 Salaried Staff". London and South Western Railway: 481. 1873. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

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