British Railways wasted no time in closing the loss-making lines to Ventnor West (1952), Bembridge (1953), Freshwater (1953) and between Newport and Sandown (1955). The lines from Ryde to Cowes and Ventnor remained open, still using Victorian O2 locomotives and Edwardian wooden-bodies carriages. By the 1960s this bygone transport system attracted many photographers and enthusiasts to the island.
Ashey Station History
WHAT IS THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ASHEY? Ashey station was opened in 1875 as part of the Ryde and Newport Railway. At the time, it was the only intermediate station
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