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A new squirrel hide has been unveiled at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway. The project is a joint effort between the steam railway and the Isle of Wight Red Squirrel Trust, and is located in ...
News This picturesque seaside pier railway will close later this year The Isle of Wight line will close in its entirety for a whole month Written by Amy Houghton Contributing writerFriday 5 July 2024 ...
Ashey Station on the Isle of Wight was built in 1875 for the opening of the Ryde to Newport Railway, but was sold in 1968 after the line closed.
The Isle of Wight Steam Railway is to celebrate two centuries of train travel with an ale festival. The Havenstreet attraction will host the inaugural Winter Gala Dark Ales Festival, a four-day ...
Half way through his one-and-a-half-hour slot, Sting said to the Newport audience: “We are delighted to be back at the Isle of Wight festival, it’s a historic festival.
A railway line has partially reopened after a month-long closure. The 8.5-mile (13.7km) Island Line on the Isle of Wight has started running services every 30 minutes between Ryde Esplanade and ...
Isle of Wight Steam Railway, which reopened the line in 1991, has acquired the buildings and neighbouring land. It said it hoped to return the station to its 1926 Southern Railway period condition ...
South Western Railway is looking for new homes for its soon to be retired Island Line fleet. The five Class 483 trains, built in 1938 for the London Underground, have been serving the Isle of ...
The UK’s South Western Railway (SWR) has announced that the completion of the £26m project to overhaul the Isle of Wight railway track will be delayed by at least four months. Earlier this year, the ...