Stokes Bay Railway and Pier Co
railway
county:

Hampshire
refce: JandMN
commentary: Stokes Bay Railway and Pier Co, later LSWR, from Gosport to Stokes Bay, Hampshire, owned pier for Isle of Wight ferries, authorized 14 August 1855, opened 6 April 1863, last train 31 October 1915.
The company was incorporated to build a railway by Act of Parliament:-
refce: 18-19 Victoria cap.192 1855
with extensions of time by:-
refce: 21-22 Victoria cap.50 1858
22-23 Victoria cap.65 1859
The line was sold to the Admiralty in 1922; the link with pier replaced by narrow gauge railway.
The route ran from Gosport Junction, through Stokes Bay Junction, to Stokes Bay Pier.
Associated with
person railway company: Stokes Bay Railway and Pier Co
date 1855-1875
Associated with
person railway company: London and South Western Railway, LSWR
date 1875-1922
mapping: goes through
Gosport
-- SU606003
Gosport
-- SU607000
6.4.1863(?): opened
31.10.1915(?): last train
mapping: goes through
Gosport Junction, Gosport
Stokes Bay Junction, Gosport
Stokes Bay Pier, Gosport
14.8.1855: authorized
6.4.1863: opened
31.10.1915: last train
mapping: goes through
Gosport
-- SU606003
Gosport
-- SU607000
6.4.1863(?): opened
31.10.1915(?): last train
   Old Hampshire Gazetteer - JandMN: 2001