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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. 27 at Ryde Esplanade with the 3.31pm Cowes-Ryde Pier Head train in August 1961
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Ryde Esplanade Railway Station 1961
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Ryde Esp 3.31 C-RPH No 27 8.61
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No. 27 at Newport with the 3.31pm Cowes-Ryde Pier Head train in August 1961
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Newport Railway Station 1961
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Newport No 27 3.31 C-RPH 8.61
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An unidentified 'O2' passes Smallbrook Junction with the 4.31pm Cowes-Ryde Pier Head service on 2nd March 1963
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Smallbrook Junction 1963
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Smallbrook Jct 2.3.63
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No. 17 near Lake with a train for Ventnor on 31st December 1966
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Near Lake 1966
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Nr Lake W17 31.12.66
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No. 31 departs Wroxall with a summer Sunday service for Ventnor on 2nd July 1961
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Wroxall Railway Station 1961
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Wroxall twds V W31 2.7.61 (Sun)
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No. 35 at Newport station as pilot in August 1961
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Newport Railway Station No 35 1961
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Newport No 35 Stn Pilot 8.61
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The road frontage to Ventnor station in February 1966, still with its Southern Railway nameboard! Look at those cars; Ford Consul on the left and is that a Vauxhall on the right?
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Ventnor Railway Station 1966
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Ventnor 2.66
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Locomotives No's 27, 28, 24 and 35 at Ryde shed on 25th June 1960.
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Ryde Engine Shed 1960
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Ryde shed 25.6.…
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A view of Smallbrook Junction, towards Ventnor, on 2nd March 1963
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Smallbrook Junction 1963
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Smallbrook Jct twds V 2.3.63
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No. 28 departs Newport over the viaduct with a train for Ryde in February 1966
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Newport Viaduct 1966
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Newport W28 2.66
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No. 32 heads a train between Sandown and Brading in May 1963
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Between Sandown & Brading 1963
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Btw Sandown & Brading W32 5.63
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Cab interior of No. 35, when acting as Newport station pilot in August 1961
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Newport Station Pilot No. 35
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Newport No 35 cab int 8.61
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No. W20 running round its train  at Ventnor in August 1964
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Ventnor Railway Station 1964
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Ventnor W20 run round 8.64
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No. W18 departs Ryde St Johns Road with a southbound train on 5th August 1962
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Ryde St Johns Road Railway Station 1962
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Ryde St Johns W18 5.8.62
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A southbound train gets the right away signal at Ryde Esplanade in August 1964
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Ryde Esplanade Railway Station 1964
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Ryde Esplanade 8.64
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No. W16 pauses to take water whilst running round its train at Ventnor circa 1962
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Ventnor Railway Station c1962
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Ventnor W16
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No. W16 arrives at Ashey with a train for Ryde Pier Head on 9th August 1959
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Ashey Railway Station 1959
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Ashey W16 app 9.8.59
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A quiet period at Ryde Works on 28th August 1978
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Ryde St Johns Works 1978
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Ryde St Johns works 28.8.78
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No. W18 in charge of a southbound train at Shanklin in August 1964
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Shanklin Railway Station 1964
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Shanklin W18 8.64
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A line up of O2s, Nos W22, W24, W31 & W35, at Ryde shed circa 1962
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Ryde Shed c1962
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Ryde shed Nos 22 24 31 35 c1962
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