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|} The Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport was a 12 miles long railway〔Britton,A Once upon a line (Vol One): Oxford,OPC, 1983 ISBN 0-86093-277-X ''Appendix Five'' The official distance was 11 miles 1,1540 yards〕 that followed a route westwards out of Newport, Isle of Wight through a series of remote villages along a scenic route to the coast. Incorporated on 26 August 1880,〔Bennett,A"Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight": Cheltenham, Runpast 1994 ISBN 1-870754-31-X〕 opened to traffic on 10 September 1888 and renowned for its friendly staff〔Britton,A Once upon a line (Vol Four): Oxford,OPC, 1994 ISBN 0-86093-513-2〕 it was, nevertheless, always an impecunious 〔Maycock,R.J/Silsbury,R: The Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway: Usk, Oakwood, 2003 ISBN 0-85361-601-9〕 line. Initially, services on the line were operated by the Isle of Wight Central Railway (IWCR) under the terms of a mutual agreement. However, relations between the IWCR and FYN deteriorated in 1913 to the point that the FYN was forced to purchase its own locomotives and rolling stock, and to build a new separate station in Newport. When the company was due to be absorbed into the Southern Railway in January 1923, the company was officially bankrupt and contested the sum offered for its compulsory purchase. Because of this it was not merged into the Southern until August 1923, with the now-defunct company forced to accept a lower amount than previously offered. British Railways closed the line on 21 September 1953. == Stations == * Carisbrooke * Watchingwell〔A private halt until 1897〕 * Calbourne〔also known as Calbourne and Shalfleet〕 * Ningwood * Yarmouth * and its westerly terminus, Freshwater 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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