Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway
This 9.5 mile line ran between Sandown and Newport via Merstone and opened in 1875. The short viaduct at Newport to link with the Ryde and Newport Railway bankrupted the company.
In 1887 the line was merged with the C&NR and the Ryde and Newport Railway (R&NR) to form the Isle of Wight Central Railway (IoWCR)
Sources of Information
- Encyclopedia of British Railway Companies by Christopher Awdry. Published 1990