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Last train
20-09-1953
Last train from Yarmouth to Freshwater 1953. The traffic on the line had always been highly seasonal, and the thin population in its area meant that the financial situation was precarious. Road transport of passengers and goods became increasingly dominant from the 1930s and further accelerated after WW2 and the losses on the line were unsustainable in the face of the low volume of custom. The locomotive used on the final journey of 20th Sept 1953 was 29 Alverstone, built in 1891 and brought to the Island in 1926. The line closed on 21 September 1953.
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