Platform superintendent at Smallbrook Junction station, Isle of Wight Steam Railway, Isle of Wight, UK, waiting to see a train off


The Isle of Wight Steam Railway is a heritage railway on the Isle of Wight. The railway passes through 5 1⁄2 miles (9 km) of countryside from Smallbrook Junction to Wootton station, passing through the small village of Havenstreet, where the line has a station, headquarters and a depot. The railway is owned and operated by the Isle of Wight Railway Co. Ltd. and run largely by volunteers. The railway is popular with tourists, attracting people to its original steam locomotives, Victorian and Edwardian rolling stock, and railway cafe.


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Location: Smallbrook Junction station, Isle of Wight Steam Railway, Isle of Wight, UK
Photo credit: © will Perrett / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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