Isle of Wight Steam Railway

21st July 1991 to 15th August 2007

It is with great pride that I can call myself one of the founders of what became the Isle of Wight Steam Railway, not because of my part in it but because of the enormous success that those who followed on have made of it.

The photographs include a number taken on 21 July 1991, the first day of public service on the relaid line between Havenstreet and Smallbrook Junction, re-opening day at Ashey, and on December 31st 2006, the 40th anniversary of the end of BR steam on the Island.

O2 class 0-4-4T no W24 Calbourne shunts stock at Havenstreet 1991-07-21 00:00:00	First public train for Smallbrook ready to leave Havenstreet 1991-07-21 00:00:00	O2 class 0-4-4T no W24 Calbourne leaves Havenstreet for Smallbrook Junction 1991-07-21 00:00:00	Passing the derelict halt at Ashey 1991-07-21 00:00:00
O2 class 0-4-4T no W24 Calbourne about to pass under Long Arch Bridge 1991-07-21 00:00:00	The first public train arrives at a very festive Smallbrook Junction 1991-07-21 00:00:00	O2 class 0-4-4T no W24 Calbourne at Smallbrook Junction 1991-07-21 00:00:00	The new station signs at Smallbrook Junction, SR-style and Network Southeast-style 1991-07-21 00:00:00
Smallbrook Junction station 1991-07-21 00:00:00	Returning towards Havenstreet 1991-07-21 00:00:00	The first time two trains had crossed at Havenstreet since 1966 1991-07-21 00:00:00	O2 class 0-4-4T no W24 Calbourne running round at Wootton 1991-07-21 00:00:00
O2 class 0-4-4T no W24 Calbourne at Wootton 1991-07-21 00:00:00	Wootton station, Isle of Wight Steam Railway 1991-07-21 00:00:00	Restored Isle of Wight Railway four-wheeler no 46 1991-07-21 00:00:00	Terrier no 11 Newport in IOWCR livery and W37 Invincible at Havenstreet 1991-07-21 00:00:00
Award-winning carriage restoration underway inside Havenstreet works 1991-07-21 00:00:00	Reopening day at Ashey. Terrier no W8 Freshwater pauses with the first train to call at Ashey since 1966. 1993-05-02 00:00:00	Reopening day at Ashey. Terrier no W8 Freshwater pauses with the first train to call at Ashey since 1966. 1993-05-02 00:00:00	The restored Ashey on its re-opening day, looking west towards Havenstreet 1993-05-02 00:00:00
Roger Macdonald hails a train to stop at Ashey on its reopening day. 1993-05-02 00:00:00	Reopening day at Ashey. 1993-05-02 00:00:00	W24 Calbourne runs round at Smallbrook Junction 1999-08-30 00:00:00	W24 Calbourne waits to depart at Smallbrook Junction 1999-08-30 00:00:00