Newport, Godshill and St. Lawrence Railway
From Graces Guide
of 12 Old Jewry Chambers, London
- Formed as the Shanklin and Chale Railway to run the six miles between the towns. That scheme was abandoned and it reappeared with the new name as a 6.75 mile route between Merstone and Ventnor and opened in 1897 and on to Ventnor West in 1900. [1]
- 1889 The name was changed from the Shanklin and Chale Railway as it was incorporated to the Newport, Godshill and St. Lawrence Railway.
- 1897 The first section of line, about 5 miles of 7, was opened for traffic on July 20th. The remainder was opened in June 1900.
- 1908 The line is worked by the Isle of Wight Central Railway. [2]
- In 1913 the company went bust and was absorbed by the Isle of Wight Central Railway (IoWCR).