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[[File:Bembridge station site geograph-3259956-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg|thumb|right|325px|Site of Bembridge station, 1985]] |
[[File:Bembridge station site geograph-3259956-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg|thumb|right|325px|Site of Bembridge station, 1985]] |
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[[File:The Isle of Wight RJD 135.jpg|thumb|right|325px|A 1914 [[Railway Clearing House]] map of lines around The Isle of Wight.]] |
[[File:The Isle of Wight RJD 135.jpg|thumb|right|325px|A 1914 [[Railway Clearing House]] map of lines around The Isle of Wight.]] |
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'''Bembridge''' was the terminus<ref>{{cite book |last=Paye |first=Peter |title=Isle of Wight Railways remembered |location=Oxford |publisher=OPC |year=1984 |isbn=0-86093-212-5 }}</ref> of the {{convert|2+3⁄4|mi|frac=4|adj=on}} branch line that connected it to the main line |
'''Bembridge''' was the terminus<ref>{{cite book |last=Paye |first=Peter |title=Isle of Wight Railways remembered |location=Oxford |publisher=OPC |year=1984 |isbn=0-86093-212-5 }}</ref> of the {{convert|2+3⁄4|mi|frac=4|adj=on}} branch railway line that connected it to the main line [[Brading railway station|at Brading]] on the [[Isle of Wight]], England.<ref name="Bennett">Bennett,A "Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight": Cheltenham, Runpast 1994 {{ISBN|1-870754-31-X}}</ref> On holiday Saturdays the sector [[Railway turntable|table revolved]] continuously because the station area was too small to contain points.<ref name="Bennett"/> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Latest revision as of 19:22, 25 April 2024
Bembridge was the terminus[1] of the 2+3⁄4-mile (4+1⁄2 km) branch railway line that connected it to the main line at Brading on the Isle of Wight, England.[2] On holiday Saturdays the sector table revolved continuously because the station area was too small to contain points.[2]
History[edit]
Opened in 1882, when the area contained the island's main port,[3] it ran with ever-dwindling passengers until 1953.[4] The station is long since demolished[5] and a new development (Harbour Strand) in place.[6]
Stationmasters[edit]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Helen's | British Railways Southern Region Isle of Wight Railway (Brading Harbour Improvement and Railway Company) Brading to Bembridge line |
Terminus |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Paye, Peter (1984). Isle of Wight Railways remembered. Oxford: OPC. ISBN 0-86093-212-5.
- ^ a b Bennett,A "Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight": Cheltenham, Runpast 1994 ISBN 1-870754-31-X
- ^ Viv Hailes quoted in Britton,A "Once upon a line (Vol 4) : Oxford, OPC, 1994 ISBN 0-86093-513-2
- ^ Hay,P "Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight": Midhurst,Middleton, 1988 ISBN 0-906520-56-8
- ^ Pomeroy, C,"Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford,Past & Present Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0-947971-62-9
- ^ Gammell C.JSouthern Branch Lines": Oxford, OPC, 1997 ISBN 0-86093-537-X
- ^ "Obituary". Isle of Wight Country Press and South of England Reporter. England. 14 November 1891. Retrieved 27 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Brevities". West Sussex Gazette. England. 4 September 1924. Retrieved 27 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links[edit]
- Bembridge on Subterranea Britannica
- Bembridge station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
- Bembridge on Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (1907)
50°41′34″N 1°5′22″W / 50.69278°N 1.08944°W
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