Isle of Wight Steam Railway History

Isle of Wight Steam Railway History

HOW IT ALL BEGAN

The first five years...

THE MOVE

The move to Havenstreet was reported eloquently by Richard Newman in the Spring 1971 issue of Wight Report...

50TH ANNIVERSARY

The last train....

W24 CALBOURNE / DREWRY RAILCAR

Our flagship locomotive, number 24 Calbourne played a central role on 24th January 1971...

TIMELINE OF THE ISLAND’S RAILWAY

The Isle of Wight Steam Railway and its place in the history of the Island’s railways...

10TH ANNIVERSARY OF TRAIN STORY

The formal opening of Train Story, the Isle of Wight Steam Railway’s interactive discovery centre, took place on Saturday 6 June 2015.

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