A day out to the Isle of Wight Steam Railway (England) - 4K
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- Опубликовано: 21 окт 2022
- The Isle of Wight is separated from England’s South Coast by the Solent, a strait of water between the island and the mainland, it’s about 20 miles (32 kilometres) long and varies in width between 2 1⁄2 and 5 miles (4 and 8 km), although locally the Hurst Spit narrows the sea crossing between Hurst Castle and Colwell Bay to just over 1 mile (1.6 km).
It had been a long time since I last visited the Isle of Wight Steam Railway and a visiting friend suggested it would be a nice place to go. A trip to the Island’s railways for most visitors involves crossing the Solent from Portsmouth or Lymington to Fishbourne, Ryde or Yarmouth with (Wightlink) or alternatively Red Funnel offer sailings between Southampton and East or West Cowes. There is also a Hovercraft service between Ryde and Southsea if you fancy something a bit different.
We started our day at Bognor Regis station where one of the oldest trains still running on the British network (a Class 313 in retro Blue/Grey colours) was waiting to take us on our first leg to Barnham, where we changed trains to a Portsmouth Harbour service. We boarded a Wightlink "FastCat" service at Portsmouth Harbour to Ryde Pier Head where a rebuilt ex London Underground train (British Rail Class 484) was waiting to take us onto Smallbrook Junction to make a connection with Isle of Wight Steam Railway trains to Haven Street and Wotton.
On the day of our visit, Isle of Wight Steam Railway trains were in the capable hands of two ex BR Class 2 2-6-2T locomotives No’s 41313 and 41298, both matched with beautifully turned out rakes of period carriages. Please join me for a ride along the full length of the line to Wotton and back to Haven Street where we visit the loco sheds, carriage works and museum featuring the “Train Story” exhibition. We also take a look around the cars and busses on show in the field adjacent to the station, before joining a train for another run over the entire line, finally we bid farewell to the railway and make our way to the Island Line platform at Smallbrook Junction. As our ex London Underground train pulled into Ryde Esplanade Station my travelling companion asked if we could return to the mainland by hovercraft, as that would make his day, so that’s what we did arriving at Southsea where a connecting bus was waiting to take us to the town centre and British Rail station for our train home at the end of a memorable day.
Filmed - 24th September 2022
Track gauge - 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
To find out more about the railway or maybe to book your own trip, please click on this link - iwsteamrailway.co.uk/
Brilliant, Tim! Lots of memories - my first visit to the Isle of Wight was in about 1950 on a Sunday School annual outing. We travelled by train from Lancing to Portsmouth Harbour Station, and then by paddle steamer to Ryde. In fairly recent times, during visits "home" from NZ, I've been across on a car ferry and several times by hovercraft - good to see they're still operating. The island and Portsmouth are fascinating places and I wish I could go again.
Hello Jim, I'm glad this video reminded you of own visits to the Island, the railway system is no longer as extensive as it was in the 50's, but it's still unique. The Hovercraft keep the maintenance engineers busy, they are still the fastest way to get to the Island.
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Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it. Best wishes. Tim 🙂.
G'Tim, another great video. I thoroughly enjoyed our Day out on the I O W and your company. Sorry I kept on getting in the way of some of the shots during the day! The icing on the cake for me was the "Flight" back to Southsea on the Hovercraft. Cheers from a very wet Menzies Creek and indeed Victoria. Puf'n-Pete.
Hi Pete, this video is a nice reminder of a thoroughly good day out, travelling by catamaran, steam train and a hovercraft, it doesn't get much better. It was good to catch up after the enforced Covid break. I'm still in Northern Spain where I have been filming both French and Spanish trains, I should upload the first video from this trip somewhen in December. As always, it was great to meet up and hopefully it won't be too long before we meet again. Cheers. Tim.
It was nice to be at the waves too before the train trip !! cheers . 🥸🥸🥸
Hi, I'm pleased you enjoyed the boat and train ride 😊.
A beautiful day and a perfect trip for railway and history enthusiasts. And a look behind the scenes, the repair workshop and depot, with information panels about the progress of repairs of locomotives and wagons - the cherry on the cake. Great, I wish for many more videos like this. I wish you good health, good luck and many new journeys with interesting places.👏✌👍
Hi, the Isle of Wight is a living museum, a picture of the UK 30 or 40 years ago, with its charming villages, old time seaside resorts and the kind of entertainment that has mostly passed into history. The railway has a character that perfectly captures the more extensive system that existed in the 60's. I'm away filming this week in a place rarely featured on RUclips, I look forward to sharing the results over the coming months. Cheers. Tim.
Travelled from Poole to Yarmouth on a Paddle Steamer then from Yarmouth to Newport on the train and then to Cowes it was around 1948 .I was about 10 yrs old a lov day out with my Nan.
Wow, that's an awesome never to be repeated memory, I'd love to have seen the Island's railways in 1948. Thank you for sharing your memory 😊.
I love this place
Hello Alex, the Isle of Wight Steam Railway is one of the best.
Well done Tim. Lovely presentation.
Cheers Keith, the Isle of Wight Steam Railway is pretty unique in that half the fun of any visit is getting there from the mainland to start with. All the Best. Tim.
Excellent rail video!!
Cheers, I'm in Northern Spain at the moment, I hope to capture some interesting action over the next few days. Tim.
Superb video Tim!! You took us on a "journey" , as well as excellent footage of the Haven Street Works. As a young chap I travelled to Shanklin (I think) and scraped coloured sands from the beaches into glass test tubes. Wonderful memories from 1947. Many thanks!
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Hello Rodney, I'm pleased you enjoyed the video. The Isle of Wight still retains a unique atmosphere as a result of it being and Island. Children still make patterns with the coloured sands by pouring it into a test tube to create a layered effect as they add each colour. I'd love to have seen the railways of the island back in 1947, happy days. Cheers. Tim.
Piękny dzień! Wycieczka w przestrzeni i w czasie! Dziękuję , pozdrawiam.
Dziękuję. Cieszę się, że podobała ci się jazda. Najlepsze życzenia. Tim.
Hi Tim! You can look wherever you want, everywhere in England everything remains original and that's nice. Beautiful old wagons with super craftsmanship and restored. 👍 Yesterday I left an "electric letter" on your computer to celebrate the day. Best regards from Hans and Cheers 🍻🇦🇹.
Hello Hans, I think you'd love the Isle of Wight, the whole place is stuck in a 60's time warp, the seaside resorts, the entertainment, the towns and villages, only the cost of a beer has stayed up to date ☹. Best wishes. 😊🍺Tim.
Very interesting and fun to watch while eating breakfast. Thanks Tim. Greetings from the Gold Coast where it rains cats and dogs at the moment.🤗👍🤩
The Isle of Wight is stuck in a wonderful 50's/60's time warp, even the new Island Line trains are rebuilt London Underground trains. Sorry to hear you are having to put up with typical British weather, I'm in Northern Spain this week chasing trains and lapping up the sunshine. Cheers. Tim.
@@Timsvideochannel1 Don't be sorry Tim, I like the rain, as long as it doesn't cause flooding. Down south the rains are causing extensive flooding, which is heartbreaking to see, but here where we are, it just makes the foliage green and lush which is lovely for a change.
Enjoy your stay in Spain Tim and I hope to see a bit of Spain and their trains in your next video. 🙋🏻♀👍🤗
@@OmniaInNumerisSitaSunt Hi, my time in Spain is almost over, I have captured some interesting stuff, both rail and travel. I should start uploading Spanish videos in December. Take care. Tim.
@@Timsvideochannel1Thank you, look forward to December Tim! 😊
I'm packing my cases ready to catch the AVE, TGV and Eurostar trains back to the UK in the morning.
1:41 Better a "FastCat" than a "SlowDog"! (Woof-woof!)🤣
Nice train museum. 🚂 Enjoyed your video. It’s so comfortable 😃 Thank you. Have a great day 😊
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed this trip to the Isle of Wight 😊.
Tim - did the guard have to repeat his departure time or did the signalman get the message the first time? There’s a bit of a radio black spot in Smallbrook.
You've caught me out there, I don't know is my answer. It was a great day out, I hope to visit again before too long, I'll have to listen more carefully to the guard next time.
20:41 Smallbrook - Used to be Largebrook but...... you know what happens when you leave something in the wash too long......... *It shrinks!* LOL😁
@Neil Forbes do not dumble dry 🤣
@@top40researcher31 Dumble?
@@neilforbes416 oops sorry i meant to type tumble silly me 🤣
Assistir TimsvideochanneI1 em: 23/10/2022, ás 13:28 minutos, Domingo, estado de Pernambuco-Brazil. Hoje, o palco do show é a Inglaterra. Sejam todos bem vido a este passeio turístico cheio de emoções.
Olá e bem-vindos à Ilha de Wight onde podemos montar um catamarã, um trem a vapor e um hovercraft.
Nice one, Tim! Don't groan too loudly at my "Dad" Jokes, ay!
Oh dear Neil, I'm sure they are getting worse, they still make me smile. Glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers. Tim.
@@Timsvideochannel1 As only my jokes can get! LOL😁
Cheers, Tim!
@@neilforbes416 Hi Neil! An original joke from the Mühlviertel where I live. You certainly know the calculation 3-5+2=0. But how do you explain that to a student who isn't very good at math? This is how we do it. If 3 people are in the wagon and 5 people get out, what must happen then? The answer is quite simply Neil. 2 people have to get back into the wagon so that nobody is in it anymore 👌. And please don't go down to the basement to laugh. Keep telling it and I promise you, everyone will be dying of laughter. Best regards from Hans and Cheers 🍻🍻🍻🇦🇹.
@@johannperaus6890 Hmmmmmm...... Veeeeerrrrrryyyyyy interesting! (channelling Arte Johnson from his "Laugh-In" days there!)
Hi tim ,Another wonderful vid portsmouth hbr looks so beautiful so do the hovercraft is wish they still travelled on syd hbr. was there ever a large rail network on the isle? cheers bob. ps i read somewhere the isle of wight was queen victoria's favourite holiday destination.🚂🚃🚆🛤🚢🍺😇
Hello Robert, Portsmouth Harbour is an interesting place, there is always plenty to watch, with two major ports at Portsmouth and Southampton not mention all the craft travelling between the mainland and the Island. "Yes" at one time the rail system was far more extensive. Queen Victoria was a regular visitor to the Island, her holiday home at Osborne was at the centre of the Victorians' love affair with the Island.