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Isle of Wight Railway

Dates

/ /1864	Isle of Wight Railway Opened between Ryde Esplanade and Shanklin.
/ /1866	Isle of Wight Railway Opened between Shanklin and Ventnor
/ /1880	Isle of Wight Railway Due to poor connections from ferries at Ryde Pier the line was extended from Ryde Esplanade to Ryde Pier Head jointly by the London and South Western Railway and the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. This extension was to be used by the Isle of Wight Railway and the Isle of Wight Central Railway.
/ /1966	Isle of Wight Railway Line closed between Shanklin (excluded) and Ventnor due to the poor condition of the tunnel to the north of Ventnor station. This tunnel is intact and in use today for the water supply pipe for Ventnor. The remaining line has been electrified using the London Underground third rail system and a service operates using London Underground type trains.

Locations along the line

These locations are along the line.

Ryde St John's Road

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Ryde Pier Extension (London and South West Railway and London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Joint)

Class O2 0-4-4T IoW No.16 'Ventnor' at Ryde St John's Road station in August 1963. ...
David Murray-Smith 21/08/1963

A pair of Seaspeed tickets for the return crossing from Portsmouth to Ryde and a pair of Island Line tickets for the journey from Ryde St. John's Road ...
David Pesterfield 11/07/1969

Clear skies over the Isle of Wight yet again. O2 No W27 'Merstone' heads towards Ryde Esplanade from Ryde St John's, top and tailing with sister loco ...
Colin Kirkwood 21/09/1966

Ryde loco shed on 21 September 1966, sporting three O2s, each 75 years old! From left to right, W27 'Merstone', W31 'Chale', andW33 'Bembridge' are ...
Colin Kirkwood 21/09/1966

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Brading

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Brading Harbour Improvement and Railway

The awning at Brading may need a lick of paint, but the support bears the ornate lettering of the original Isle of Wight Railway. ...
Ken Strachan 02/04/2018

The train on the left is the 16.49 from Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin. Unfortunately it cannot reach the roundhouse on the right; which is just as well, ...
Ken Strachan 02/04/2018

The guard's control area on the IOW 1938 stock is well kept, but inevitably looks like a museum exhibit. Given the small and local nature of the line, ...
Ken Strachan 01/04/2018

If you look carefully, you will see that the signalman at Brading is a real dummy. Which is OK, because the signal box is preserved as a museum. see ...
Ken Strachan 01/04/2018

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Sandown

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Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway

A Ryde to Shanklin service approaching Sandown station on 29th August 2013.
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Alastair McLellan 29/08/2013

Sandown station buildings opened in 1864 and were extended in the 1870s. This was once a junction station serving trains from Newport and Cowes. 29th ...
Alastair McLellan 29/08/2013

Isle of Wight Railway EMU services pass in the loop at Sandown on 29th August 2013.
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Alastair McLellan 29/08/2013

The Newport to Sandown cyclepath is a recent addition to the Isle of Wight network. This view looks East from the A3056 in April 2018. ...
Ken Strachan 03/04/2018

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Lake

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Shanklin

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Ex LSWR O2 0-4-4T No.27 'Merstone' enters Shanklin station on 21 September 1966, prior to returning to Ryde. Its days were numbered, as the line was ...
Colin Kirkwood 21/09/1966

London Southwestern 'Island Line' unit 484003, arriving at Shanklin, with the 1307 train from Ryde Pier Head on 24th September 2022. These are the not ...
Peter Todd 24/09/2022

Class 483 (ex-London Underground 1938 stock) just arrived from Ryde Pier Head at Shanklin station on 20th September 2014. This has been the terminus ...
David Bosher 20/09/2014

Two ex-London Underground tube units are at Shanklin station on 24 July 1968, with unit numbered 033 approaching from the south. Railways on the Isle ...
Colin Kirkwood 27/07/1968

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A 1963 view of Ventnor station with a Ryde train departing with O2, No. 27 Merstone in charge. ...
David Murray-Smith 21/08/1963

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Isle of Wight Railway

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Locations along the line

Ryde St John's Road

Brading

Sandown

Lake

Shanklin

Wroxall

Boniface Down Tunnel

Ventnor

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