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Isle of Wight Railways in Colour

Historic colour images, mostly from 35mm colour transparencies, of the railways on the Isle of Wight, including railway stations, signal boxes, goods yards, engine sheds, tunnels, bridges and viaducts in the British Railways period from the late 1950s to the mid 1970s.

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No. 17 at Ventnor in August 1961, with the tunnel mouth visible in the right background.
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Ventnor Railway Station 1961
Filename:
Ventnor N0 17 8.61
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No. 35 outside Ryde shed in 1966
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Ryde Engine Shed 1966
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Ryde Shed No 35 1966
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No. 29 at Newport with the 4.18pm Cowes to Ryde Pier Head train in August 1961
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Newport Railway Station 1961
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Newport No 29 4.18 C-RPH 8.61
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Ryde St Johns station, signal box and part of the works in October 1965
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Ryde St Johns Railway Station 1965
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Ryde St Johns W16 10.65
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No. 30 at Newport on 2nd March 1963
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Newport Railway Station 1963
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Newport No 30 2.3.63
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Ryde shed and works in July 1963
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Ryde Engine Shed 1963
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Ryde Works 7.1963
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A train from Ryde Pier Head arriving at Newport behind No. 30 on 2nd March 1963
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Newport Railway Station 1963
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Newport No 30 arr 2.3.63
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Ryde Esplanade station in October 1972
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Ryde Esplanade Railway Station 1972
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Ryde Esplanade stn 10.72
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No. 35, station pilot, and Ryde train at Newport in August 1961
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Newport Railway Station 1961
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Newport 8.61
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No. 35, when acting as Newport station pilot, in the bay in August 1961
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Newport Railway Station No 35 1961
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Newport No 35 Pilot 8.61
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An unidentified 'O2' (possibly No. 9) arrives at Wroxall in February 1966 with a train ffrom Ventnor to Ryde Pier Head.
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Wroxall Railway Station 1966
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Wroxall 2.66 No W9?
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No. 20, on the left, and another unidentified 'O2' at Ryde Pier Head with trains for Newport and Ventnor in October 1965
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Ryde Pier Head Railway Station 1965
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Ryde PH W20 10.65
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No's 35 and 36 alongside Ryde signal box, near the engine shed on 2nd March 1963
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Ryde Shed & Signal Box 1963
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Ryde shed & SB 2.3.63
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The 4.31pm Cowes-Ryde Pier Head service passing Smallbrook Junction on 2nd March 1963
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Smallbrook Junction 1963
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Smallbrook Jct 4.31 C-RPH 2.3.63
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A line up of old wagons at Ryde in August 1964
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Ryde, Old Wagons 1964
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IoW Old wagons 8.64
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No. 14 outside Ryde shed in 1966
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Ryde Engine Shed 1966
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Ryde Shed No 14 1966
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No. 16 arriving at Ashey on 25th May 1960. The photographer noted this as a Cowes-Ventnor train, which presumably had to reverse at Smallbrook Junction, or alternatively ran first to Ryde
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Ashey Railway Station 1960
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Ashey No 16 Ven…
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Class 'O2's inside Ryde shed on 2nd March 1963
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Ryde Engine Shed 1963
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Ryde shed int 2.3.63
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General view of Newport station, with a train from Ryde arriving, in 1966
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Newport Railway Station 1966
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Newport 1966
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Sheer legs and an old crane wagon at Ryde shed in August 1964
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Ryde Engine Shed 1964
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Ryde Shed 8.64
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