Havenstreet railway station is a railway station at Havenstreet, Isle of Wight.

History

It opened in 1875[1] and was an intermediate stop on (successively) the Ryde and Newport Railway, Isle of Wight Central Railway, Southern Railway[2] and British Rail-being renamed Havenstreet in 1958.[3] It closed on 21 February 1966[4] but re-opened as the headquarters of the Isle of Wight Steam Railway in 1971.

Developments since re-opening have included the construction of a locomotive works, carriage and wagon repair works, additional sidings and a café. Additionally, the former gasworks has been opened to the public as a shop and museum, the water tower formerly at Newport was re-erected at Havenstreet in 1971,[5] and money is being raised for the construction of a carriage storage shed.

Stationmasters

  • Albert Gale ca. 1877[6]
  • Frederick Drudge ca. 1879–1881 (afterwards station master at Horringford)
  • William Henry Strawn ca. 1881 ca. 1882[7] (formerly station master at Mill Hill, Cowes)
  • George Fitzgibbon ca. 1899
  • Frederick Deadman ca. 1910
  • George Spinks ca. 1915
  • Frederick G. Drew ca. 1935 (also station master at Ashey)
Preceding station Heritage Railways  Heritage railways Following station
Wootton   Isle of Wight Steam Railway   Ashey
  • Havenstreet Station shop, workshops and museum
    Havenstreet Station shop, workshops and museum
  • Havenstreet Station sign
    Havenstreet Station sign
  • Approaching line from Guildford Farm
    Approaching line from Guildford Farm
  • Line approaching Havenstreet from Ashey
    Line approaching Havenstreet from Ashey
  • A 1914 Railway Clearing House map of lines around The Isle of Wight.
    A 1914 Railway Clearing House map of lines around The Isle of Wight.

References

  1. ^ C.A., Pomeroy (1993). Isle of Wight Railways, Then and Now. Oxford,Past & Present Publishing. ISBN 0947971629.
  2. ^ "Haven Street". Southern Railway E-mail Group. 6 February 2003. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Station Name: HAVENSTREET". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ^ Hay P, Midhurst (1988). Steaming Through the Isle of Wight. Middleton. ISBN 0906520568.
  5. ^ "Isle of Wight Steam Railway – Havenstreet". Retrieved 27 March 2009.
  6. ^ "Alleged Breach of the Railway Act". Hampshire Independent. England. 12 September 1877. Retrieved 28 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "About a Return Ticket". Hampshire Independent. England. 8 March 1882. Retrieved 28 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havenstreet_railway_station
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