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Havenstreet Station. The Isle of Wight Steam Railway is a heritage railway on the Isle of Wight.The railway passes through 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (9 km) of countryside from Smallbrook Junction [1] to Wootton station, [2] passing through the small village of Havenstreet, where the line has a station, headquarters and a depot.
It opened in 1875 [1] and was an intermediate stop on (successively) the Ryde and Newport Railway, Isle of Wight Central Railway, Southern Railway [2] and British Rail-being renamed Havenstreet in 1958. [3] It closed on 21 February 1966 [4] but re-opened as the headquarters of the Isle of Wight Steam Railway in 1971.
St Peter's Church, Havenstreet. The Isle of Wight Steam Railway is located in Havenstreet, running trains throughout the summer and Christmas seasons between Wootton and Smallbrook. The Train Story museum provides tourists with a history of the Island's railways. [2]
Heritage rail enthusiasts braved windy weather on New Year's Day to mark the start of a landmark anniversary year for railways. Hundreds turned out across the south of England for the "whistle-up ...
W24 Calbourne at Havenstreet station (Isle of Wight Steam Railway) in August 2010. Also visible are British Railways Class 03 No D2059 and WD92 Waggoner. Also visible are British Railways Class 03 No D2059 and WD92 Waggoner.
The island also has a steam-operated heritage railway, the Isle of Wight Steam Railway. This connects with the Island Line at Smallbrook Junction , and was part of the former Ryde to Newport line. In the 1950s and 1960s, and before the Beeching Report , the island enjoyed a comprehensive network based on a triangle of lines connecting Ryde ...
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