The original station at Wootton, which closed in 1953, was situated in a cutting on the opposite side of the road. Volunteers attempted to re-build this but were thwarted by the difficult clay subsoil. The cutting and bridge were filled in, and the new station opened in 1986.
WHAT IS THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ASHEY? Ashey station was opened in 1875 as part of the Ryde and Newport Railway. At the time, it was the only intermediate station
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.
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