St Helens (Isle of Wight) railway station
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St Helen's with its 232 foot long single platform[1] was the only intermediate stop on the 2¾ mile branch line that connected Brading to the coast at Bembridge[2]. Opened in 1882, when the area was the Island's main port[3], it ran with ever dwindling passengers until 1953[4]. Pomeroy[5] described the station thus:
An imposing structure with tall chimneys and elegant dormers, particularly pleasing to the eye[6] .
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brading | British Rail Southern Region Isle of Wight Railway (Brading Harbour Improvement and Railway Company) : Brading to Bembridge line |
Bembridge | ||
[edit] References
- ^ Paye, P"Isle of Wight Railways remembered" Oxford, OPC, 1984 ISBN 0860932191
- ^ Bennett,A "Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight": Cheltenham, Runpast 1994 ISBN 187075431X
- ^ Viv Hailes quoted in "Once upon a line (Vol 4) Britton,A": Oxford, OPC, 1994 ISBN 0860935132
- ^ Hay,P "Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight": Midhurst,Middleton, 1988 ISBN 0906520568
- ^ "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford,Past & Present Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0947971629
- ^ A view Gammell(Southern Branch Lines": Oxford, OPC, 1997 ISBN 086093537X) concurs with One of the most attractive station conversions I have ever seen.
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