December 31st 1966 saw the end of 104 years continuous operation of the Island’s railways by steam locomotive.
Only the railway from Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin was left operational. This was electrified and operated with redundant London Underground trains. All the old steam engines, carriages and wagons were broken up…..except the few precious items saved for preservation by the Wight Locomotive Society, forerunner of the Isle of Wight Steam Railway
Built 150 years ago in 1875 for the opening of the Ryde to Newport Railway, reduced to an unmanned halt in 1953 and sold into private ownership in 1968 when
The Isle of Wight Steam Railway (IWSR) is saying a fond farewell to one of its locomotives, which is going to a new home near Northampton.
The financial statements of The Isle of Wight Railway Company Limited relating to 2023 are now available.
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