Havenstreet railway station

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

History

It opened in 1875 and was an intermediate stop on (successively) the Ryde and Newport Railway, Isle of Wight Central Railway, Southern Railway and British Rail-being renamed Havenstreet in 1958. It closed on 21 February 1966 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, and money is being raised for the construction of a carriage storage shed.

Stationmasters

• Albert Gale ca. 1877
• Frederick Drudge ca. 1879–1881 (afterwards station master at Horringford)
• William Henry Strawn ca. 1881 ca. 1882 (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)

Gallery

References

External links

• Isle of Wight Steam Railway photographs, WightCAM – photographically illustrated walks on the Isle of Wight.