The Isle of Wight Central Railway (IoWCR) was a railway company on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. It was formed in 1887 by the merging of three earlier railways, the Cowes and Newport Railway, the Ryde and Newport Railway and the Isle of Wight Railway,.
Cowes railway station in 1963
Newport station after closure
St Lawrence Tunnel after closure
A1 Class 'Terrier' locomotive Freshwater in Southern Railway livery at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway. This locomotive was originally used on the FY&NR.
Isle of Wight Steam Railway
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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 to Wootton station, passing through the small village of Havenstreet, where the line has a station, headquarters and a depot. At Smallbrook Junction, the steam railway connects with the Island Line.
Southern Railway 0-6-0T Class A1X W11 'Newport' runs round the train at Wootton Station
Havenstreet Station
The railway's flagship locomotive, British Railways 0-4-4T W24 'Calbourne' runs round the train at Wootton
Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST WD198 'Royal Engineer' runs round the train at Wootton