historic carriages
The Isle of Wight Steam Railway has one of the most magnificent collections of historic railway vehicles to be seen on any heritage railway today. Passengers on the railway are guaranteed to be travelling in a carriage at least ninety years old, the most modern carriage in regular service having been built in 1924 and the oldest in 1864!
In 1967 the Wight Locomotive Society bought six bogie coaches, each typical examples of carriages that had run on the Island. Over the last 50 years they have been the mainstay of our carriage fleet, carrying thousands of passengers each year.
In the early 1970’s a plan was formulated to acquire grounded carriage bodies. Many of these survived on the Island, serving as farm outbuildings or holiday chalets. We have since restored 9 of these remarkable carriages, with many more safely stored awaiting their turn in the restoration queue.
For more details of our historic carriages and wagons visit the following pages:
PUSH-PULL SET
Our Push-Pull set comprises LCDR Saloon Brake Third 4112 and LCDR Saloon Composite 6369.
BOGIE CARRIAGES
Our Edwardian bogie carriages were built between 1911 and 1924
OLDBURY CARRIAGES
In 1864, the Isle of Wight Railway bought a number of coaches from the Oldbury Railway Carriage and Wagon Company for the opening of the Ryde to Shanklin line.
FOUR WHEELED CARRIAGES
Our Victorian 4-wheeled carriages were built between 1864 and 1896.
GROUNDED BODIES
At a number of locations around the Isle of Wight the grounded bodies of historic railway carriages can still be seen.
OPENING DAYS + TIMES
Our Havenstreet booking office and station open at 9.30am every day when trains are running…
EXCLUSIVE EXPERIENCES
Go on treat yourself, whether you want to be at the coal face with the immersive Footplate Experience or you want absolute luxury…
TRAIN RIDES
The Isle of Wight Steam Railway will take you back in time to the heyday of steam, our traditional steam trains…
