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St Helen's with its single platform was the only intermediate stop on the branch line that connected Brading to the coast at Bembridge.Bennett,A "Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight": Cheltenham, Runpast 1994
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Disused railway stations on the Isle of Wight Former Isle of Wight Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1882 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1953 {{SouthEastEngland-railstation-stub
St Helen's with its single platform was the only intermediate stop on the branch line that connected Brading to the coast at Bembridge.Bennett,A "Southern Holiday Lines in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight": Cheltenham, Runpast 1994
History
Opened in 1882, when the area was theIsland
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's main port, it ran with ever-dwindling passengers until 1953. Pomeroy described the station thus:An imposing structure with tall chimneys and elegant dormers, particularly pleasing to the eye.
Train Ferry
From 1885 to 1888 St Helens was the Isle of Wight end of a Freight onlyTrain ferry
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Service. This connected the Isle of Wight Rail Network with Mainland Great Britain's network at Langston railway station, using the Former Firth of Tay
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Train Ferry TF Carrier.
Stationmasters
In 1931 the stationmaster, Thomas George Clayton Weeks was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment for theft and forgery of receipts. He had created fictitious wage sheets for casual workers at the Southern Railway quay and robbed the company of around £3,000 () in four years. It was reported that he had been spending about £5 () per week on drink, and made presents of joints of beef to various villagers, spending over £400 () at one butchers shop in twelve months. *William Weeks from 1882 (formerly station master at Wroxall) *George Wetherick ca. 1897 ca. 1910 *Thomas George Weeks until 1931 *Charles Willcocks ca. 1935See also
*List of closed railway stations in Britain
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References
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St Helens on Subterranea Britannica
Disused railway stations on the Isle of Wight Former Isle of Wight Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1882 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1953 {{SouthEastEngland-railstation-stub