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Isle of Wight Steam Railway
The Isle of Wight Steam Railway, based at Havenstreet,
runs on a short section of the original Newport to Ryde track between Wootton &
Smallbrook |
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Background |
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The Isle of Wight once boasted 54 miles
of railway, most of which was closed between 1952 and
1966. However its unique atmosphere has been perfectly
preserved by the largely volunteer-run Isle of Wight
Steam Railway, which began operating trains in 1971.
The Railway is truly a journey back in time - a living,
breathing museum! All of the carriages and most of
the locomotives have spent much of their working lives
here on the Island. They have all been painstakingly
restored to pristine condition and are the hallmark of
our delightful railway.
The oldest locomotive was built in 1876 and carriages
date back to 1864.
The Steam Railway is an ideal day out from the
mainland with the journey time from Portsmouth Harbour
taking as little as 30 minutes. Through tickets are
available from the Wightlink booking office at
Portsmouth Harbour and from many mainland railway
stations.
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Journey |
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The railway runs five miles from Wootton, through Havenstreet and Ashey,
to Smallbrook Junction, which is the interchange with Island Line's
electric trains that run from Shanklin to Ryde Pier Head (Connecting
with the Wightlink high-speed catamaran service from Portsmouth
Harbour). Havenstreet is our main station with a large tarmac car park.
Granny Winter's Pantry offers a wide variety of hot and cold meals,
snacks and beverages and our Railway Shop has a fascinating cornucopia
of unusual and nostalgic gifts to satisfy all tastes. A children's
play area, woodland walk and museum of Island railway history are also
to be found at Havenstreet. Your train ticket is valid for unlimited
travel on the day of ticket issue, so please ride as much as you wish.
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Link |
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| Click on the link below to visit the Isle of Wight
Steam Railway |
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Isle of Wight Steam Railway |
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Photographs |
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| The Booking Office at the Entrance to IW Steam Railway |
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| 'O2' Class 0-4-4T No W24 'Calbourne' |
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| 'A1X' (Terrier) Class 0-6-0T No W8 'Freshwater', left with the 'Royal Engineer', on the right |
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| 'A1X' (Terrier) Class 0-6-0T No W8 'Freshwater', left with the 'Royal Engineer', on the right |
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| The original waiting room at Havenstreet station |
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| A closer view of the entrance with timetable |
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| Hawthorn Leslie 0-4-0ST 'Invincible' having got a head of steam manoeuvres into position |
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| There's always plenty of interest during this manoeuvre |
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| Moving on into position to couple up with the rolling stock |
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| Seen here with the water tower behind |
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| Pretty cramped in the cab with two engineers on board |
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A view of the cab with it's polished brass & copper work and gauges |
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| Looking down the station along the line of lamp posts |
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| Hawthorn Leslie 0-4-0ST
'Invincible' |
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Invincible framed by the Haven Street station sign; interestingly NOT all one word as the village name |
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| Paint work & printing in excellent condition; we could have gone First Class |
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Original information sign detailing the 'extensive' island network
A mainland connection was planned across to Yarmouth but was never completed |
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| Interior of the Third Class coach |
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| This is a request stop, so make sure you let the guard know if your stopping |
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| Looking up the line with the former station on the left, now a private residence |
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Pictures taken with Fuji FinePix 4700, Fuji FinePix S602 &
latterly, Pentax *ist DS
Panorama Factory software was used to
produce panoramic views |
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700x466 and compressed
using DCE AutoEnhance to reduce final size
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