The Isle of Wight Steam Railway has an extensive archive collection. Many of our larger items are on display in our museum gallery or our Train Story. Discovery Centre. Behind the scenes our archive holds many thousands of items, including tickets, documents and photographs which form an important historical record of over 150 years of Island railway history.
Highlights from our Collection
Join our gallery curator, John Paton, he guides you through some of the highlights from our collection:
Film One
Featuring: railwayman’s pocket watches, silver milk & cream jugs, a sign to Ventnor West station and a way to keep passengers warm.
Film Two
Featuring: carriage keys, silver and glassware from railway paddle steamers, a hand bell and Ventnor’s station clock
Film Three
Featuring: a lookout warning horn, a rare boundary sign, stained glass from our Oldbury carriage, and the story of a locomotive that went for a swim!
Film Four
Featuring: an old sign from Ashey station, historic oil cans and lamps, and a silver ‘thank you’ for of 50 years of railway service.