The Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway was a railway line on the Isle of Wight, England, connecting Freshwater and Yarmouth to Newport, built to serve the thinly populated west of the island and opened in 1889. At Newport it relied on the existing Isle of Wight Central Railway station, and the IWCR worked the line until a break between the companies in 1913 forced the FY&NR to build its own Newport station and acquire its own locomotives and rolling stock while in receivership. The Southern Railway absorbed the company in 1923 and developed holiday traffic on the line, but heavy seasonal losses led to its closure in 1953.
Facts
Founded Year SignificanceThe line was never commercially successful, and a 1913 break with the Isle of Wight Central Railway forced it to build its own Newport station while in receivership. 1 Headquarters Dissolved Year In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway Encyclopedia Article
WikipediaConcept and construction section
this received royal assent as the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway Act 1880 (43 & 44 Vict. c. clxxxvi) on 26 August 1880, authorising the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Isle of Wight Railway.
Lead section
The Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway was a railway line on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom, connecting Freshwater and Yarmouth to Newport.
Lead section, closing paragraph
After the Southern Railway absorbed the FY&NR in 1923, the SR developed holiday traffic, but it was highly seasonal and the heavy losses resulted in the line's closure in 1953.
Grouping of the railways section
it was not until 1 August 1923 that the transfer took place.
Lead section, second paragraph
The line was never commercially successful, and a break with the IoWCR in 1913 obliged the FY&NR hastily to build its own Newport station and acquire locomotives and rolling stock while in receivership.
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