Ryde Pier is an early 19th century pier serving the town of Ryde, on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. It is the world's oldest seaside pleasure pier. Ryde Pier Head railway station is at the sea end of the pier, and Ryde Esplanade railway station at the land end, both served by Island Line trains.
Ryde Pier seen from the pier head, showing the well-known twin spires of Ryde.
The "three piers": the pedestrian and vehicle pier (left), the remains of the old tramway (centre) and the extant railway line (right)
Ex-LSW 0-4-4T on Ryde Pier in 1965
Ryde Pier shown from Ryde.
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.