Dismayed at the treatment and inconvenience to its passengers once on the Island, the mainland railway companies who ran the ferry service built a new pier and railway to replace the tramway. This new line allowed direct access by Island trains to the Pier Head. This line is still open and forms the northern part of the Ryde – Shanklin railway.
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Ashey Station
Built 150 years ago in 1875 for the opening of the Ryde to Newport Railway, reduced to an unmanned halt in 1953 and sold into private ownership in 1968 when
17 April, 2025
