Opened on 16th June 1862, this was the first Standard Gauge (4’ 8½”) railway covering the 4½ miles between Cowes and Newport.
This Railway had two blue painted engines appropriately named Pioneer & Precursor which operated all the trains until 1880. This line remained in use for 104 years and closed on 21st February 1966.
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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