Bembridge railway station explained

Bembridge was the terminus^[1] of the NaNmiles 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

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

• William Weeks 1881–1891^[7]
• Harry Owen Bench
• Walter John Daish^[8] 1908– (formerly station master at Ryde St John's)
• Martin Stanley

See also

• List of closed railway stations in Britain

External links

• Bembridge on Subterranea Britannica
• Bembridge station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
• Bembridge on Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (1907)

50.6928°N -1.0894°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Paye, Peter . Isle of Wight Railways remembered . Oxford . OPC . 1984 . 0-86093-212-5 .
2. Bennett,A "Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight": Cheltenham, Runpast 1994
3. Viv Hailes quoted in Britton,A "Once upon a line (Vol 4) : Oxford, OPC, 1994
4. Hay,P "Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight": Midhurst,Middleton, 1988
5. Pomeroy, C,"Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford,Past & Present Publishing, 1993,
6. Gammell C.JSouthern Branch Lines": Oxford, OPC, 1997
7. News: . Obituary . Isle of Wight Country Press and South of England Reporter . England . 14 November 1891 . 27 July 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
8. News: . Brevities . West Sussex Gazette . England . 4 September 1924 . 27 July 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .