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	BBC - h2g2 - Railways on the Isle of Wight, UK
		The stations on this line (from North to South) were Ryde St Johns Road, Brading, Sandown, Shanklin, Wroxall and Ventnor (East).
		It ran from the station of Merstone and headed south to Godshill, Whitwell and St Lawrence, and was opened in July, 1897, and expanded to Ventnor West station in June, 1900.
		This ran from Ryde St Johns Road to Shanklin on its opening on 23 August, 1864, and was expanded to Ventnor in 1866.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A304237

	BBC - h2g2 - Railways on the Isle of Wight, UK
		The stations on this line (from North to South) were Ryde St Johns Road, Brading, Sandown, Shanklin, Wroxall and Ventnor (East).
		It ran from the station of Merstone and headed south to Godshill, Whitwell and St Lawrence, and was opened in July, 1897, and expanded to Ventnor West station in June, 1900.
		In 1882, a new stretch of line from Brading to Bembridge was opened, with a third station in between at the village of St Helens.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A304237

	Steam - BR and beyond 2
		Quainton Road Station, six miles North of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, was bought by the Quainton Railway Society, and in Easter 1970 hosted a three day steam loco rally.
		Suffering the same cutbacks until little of the originally extensive Island railway remained, the steam engines were finally ousted and replaced on the last stretch of line from Ryde Pier to Shanklin by a fleet of antique London Transport electric tube trains.
		One of two saddle tank locomotives (shown right) retired from the Blue Circle cement works at Swanscombe, Kent, also went to Quainton Railway Society at about this time; the other going on for a new lease of life at the Middleton Railway Trust in Leeds.
	www.hurstmereclose.freeserve.co.uk /html/steam_-_br_and_beyond_2.html

	Steam - BR and beyond 2
		Quainton Road Station, six miles North of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, was bought by the Quainton Railway Society, and in Easter 1970 hosted a three day steam loco rally.
		Suffering the same cutbacks until little of the originally extensive Island railway remained, the steam engines were finally ousted and replaced on the last stretch of line from Ryde Pier to Shanklin by a fleet of antique London Transport electric tube trains.
		One of two saddle tank locomotives (shown right) retired from the Blue Circle cement works at Swanscombe, Kent, also went to Quainton Railway Society at about this time; the other going on for a new lease of life at the Middleton Railway Trust in Leeds.
	www.hurstmereclose.freeserve.co.uk /html/steam_-_br_and_beyond_2.html (1058 words)

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		HUMBY G. (Station Master Shanklin) - Presentation July 1876 - IOW Chronicle.
		Labourer - Railway accident at Alverstone - IOW County Press 19 Mar 1892.
		Newport (Station Master) Dec 1864 - birth of dau.
	members.lycos.co.uk /s0uthbury/railwaye.htm (1058 words)

	The Isle of Wight Central Railway - Maycock, R.J. and Silsbury, R.
		The Isle of Wight Steam Railway has since re-opened the section of railway between Smallbrook Junction (where there is a station on the Ryde to Shanklin line) to Havenstreet and Wootton. The book is casebound with a gold-blocked spine, it is to A5 format, and is printed on art paper throughout.
		The new company combined the Cowes & Newport Railway opened in 1862, the Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway opened in 1875 and the Ryde & Newport Railway opened from Ryde to a joint station with the Cowes & Newport Railway at Newport in 1875.
		A later addition to the Isle of Wight Central Empire was the Newport Godshill and St Lawrence Railway, opened to St Lawrence in 1897 and to Ventnor Town in 1900.
	www.nenevalley-railwaybooks.co.uk /si/S0713B.html (1058 words)

	Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites: Cowes Station
		Two years later the Isle of Wight Railway opened a line between Ryde and Shanklin but it was a further 11 years before the two lines were linked by the Ryde and Newport Railway which diverged from the Isle of Wight Railway at Smallbrook Junction, running into a joint station with the CNR at Newport.
		The Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway also opened in 1875 from the IWR at Sandown through Merstone to a terminus at Newport Pan Lane; the line was extended into the joint station at Newport in 1879 and Pan Lane was closed.
		Initial restoration took place at Newport Station but in 1970 the local council acquired the station for a new bypass for the town and the Society were required to remove their rolling stock at short notice.
	www.subbrit.org.uk /sb-sites/stations/c/cowes/index.shtml (1058 words)

	Bluebell Railway - Recent Shop items
		There are fascinating 'behind the scenes' pictures of the daily life of the Island railways showing exterior station views, life on the platform (even after the train has departed) and superb action shots.
		It commemorates the 40th anniversary of the final year of railway operation of the Ryde-Newport-Cowes and Ryde-Brading-Sandown-Shanklin-Wroxall-Ventnor lines.
		When he died in 2002 his collection of films was passed to the Bluebell Railway by his sister, and now resides with the South East Video Archive in Brighton.
	www.bluebell-railway.co.uk /bluebell/shop/new.html (1203 words)

	H2G2
		The ferry leaves Portsmouth from the Portsmouth Harbour railway station, and arrives at the 'wet end' of Ryde Pier, where the Island Line train is waiting.
		Train services also run to the ferry terminal on the mile-long Ryde Pier from Shanklin, Sandown, Lake, Brading, Smallbrook Junction, Ryde St Johns, and Ryde Esplanade at the base of the pier, where you'll find the Southern Vectis bus station and the Hovercraft terminal.
		Ryde is the largest town on the island, and is on the north-eastern shore, with roads to Cowes, Newport and Sandown.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/pda/A306992?s_id=6 (198 words)

	St Johns Church
		St John's first vicar in 1907 was the Rev R J Roberts who had already served as curate-in-charge for some years.
		The original church of St John's was a small cruciform edifice of stone, built in the early English style to a design by T R Saunders of Ventnor.
		St John's did not have a churchyard and, for several years, burials continued to be made at Newchurch, Godshill, Shanklin or Ventnor.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/gordonchilds/places/stjohns.htm (198 words)

	Isle of Wight - Travel
		Accessible by car at the steam railway's Havenstreet Station, or by changing from the island's one remaining public service railway (between Ryde and Shanklin) at Smallbrook Junction.
		A former branch line resucitated to accurately recreate the atmosphere of the island's railways in the pre-war era, when the island was the home of already superannuated locomotives and coaches from the mainland.
		Wightlink fastcat passenger ferry (http://www.wightlink.co.uk/travel/timetables/ports_ryde/index.htm) from Portsmouth Harbour rail station on the mainland to Ryde Pier Head on the island.
	www.tbugs.com /vacation/index.php/Isle_of_Wight (198 words)

	Railway Cab Rides
		Features a cab ride on the Isle of Wight Railway aboard the 1930's tube stock from Ryde Pierhead to Shanklin.
		hundreds of titles covering all aspects of railways past and present.
		Cab ride from Thornton Fields Carriage Sidings to Stratford Station, then from Liverpool Street via the Shenfield underpass to Billericay, Wickford & Southminster.
	www.eavb.co.uk /video/cab.html (198 words)

	Kenbury Hotel in Shanklin UK
		The hotel is situated within a short distance of the town centre, railway station and beach.
		All bedrooms are en-suite with colour television, radio alarm clocks, hairdyer and tea/coffee making facilities.
	www.yay-uk.com /uk/01-Shanklin-Kenbury-Hotel.html (320 words)

	Discount Shanklin hotels
		The hotel is situated within a short distance of the town centre, railway station and beach.
		All bedrooms are en-suite with colour television, radio alarm More...
	www.utbeta.net /cityfiles/6862.aspx (276 words)

	Isle of Wight accommodation: Farringford Hotel, Shanklin, Isle of Wight. Ideal for cycling and walking.
		With the town, historic old town and chine, railway station and beach lift only a few minutes stroll by cliff path or road.
		All of Shanklin's many visitor attractions are within easy reach.
		Portsmouth to Fishbourne and Yarmouth to Lymington routes
	www.farringfordhotel.com (372 words)

	Hambledon Hotel :: Location :: Isle of Wight Hotel
		Pick up and return to and from Shanklin Station is available for all Hambledon Hotel guests upon booking.
		There is a regular train service from most parts of the country, including London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour with connecting Wightlink Fast Car to Ryde Pier Head.
		Arrangements must be confirmed by the Hotel prior to any arrivals and/or departures.
	hambledon-hotel.co.uk /location.htm (372 words)

	Isle of Wight : Planning a Trip Frommers.com
		It also entitles you to passage on the island's only railway, which runs from the dock at Ryde to the center of Shanklin, a distance of 13km (8 miles).
		More popular with train travelers from Waterloo Station in London is a Hi-Speed passenger-only catamaran operating from the Town Quay Terminal 2 in Southampton, going to West Cowes; the trip takes 22 minutes.
		Drive to Southampton and take the ferry, or leave Southampton and head west along the A35, cutting south on the A337 toward Lymington on the coast, where the ferry crossing to Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) is shorter than the trip from Southampton.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/isleofwight/0443010002.html (372 words)

	Steam - BR and beyond 2
		Quainton Road Station, six miles North of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, was bought by the Quainton Railway Society, and in Easter 1970 hosted a three day steam loco rally.
		Suffering the same cutbacks until little of the originally extensive Island railway remained, the steam engines were finally ousted and replaced on the last stretch of line from Ryde Pier to Shanklin by a fleet of antique London Transport electric tube trains.
		Instead of familiar BR coaches standing in the platforms, there’ll be tube trains straight from London’s Underground.
	www.hurstmereclose.freeserve.co.uk /html/steam_-_br_and_beyond_2.html (372 words)

	Misc:BR:Trains:AJH
		It uses the Alford Station terminus of the original "Alford Valley Railway" which was standard gauge and connected to the Aberdeen-Inverness mainline at Kintore Junction.
		Alford Station on the Alford Valley Railway in Aberdeenshire.
		Description : The sole remaining revenue railway line on the Isle of Wight is the line from Ryde to Shanklin, now run using surplus London Underground stock.
	www.csse.monash.edu.au /~ajh/trains/br/misc (372 words)

	Hotels in Shanklin. Cheap Hotels in Shanklin, UK
		The hotel is situated within a short distance of the town centre, railway station and beach.
		Hotels for Shanklin, also found the following near by
		Up to 20% discount for reservations made on-line for Cheap Hotels in Shanklin.
	www.remotestuff.co.uk /shanklinprc.htm (535 words)

	Isle of Wight accommodation: Farringford Hotel, Shanklin, Isle of Wight. Ideal for cycling and walking.
		With the town, historic old town and chine, railway station and beach lift only a few minutes stroll by cliff path or road.
		All of Shanklin's many visitor attractions are within easy reach.
		Isle of Wight accommodation: Farringford Hotel, Shanklin, Isle of Wight.
	www.farringfordhotel.com (372 words)

	Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites: Cowes Station
		Two years later the Isle of Wight Railway opened a line between Ryde and Shanklin but it was a further 11 years before the two lines were linked by the Ryde and Newport Railway which diverged from the Isle of Wight Railway at Smallbrook Junction, running into a joint station with the CNR at Newport.
		The Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway also opened in 1875 from the IWR at Sandown through Merstone to a terminus at Newport Pan Lane; the line was extended into the joint station at Newport in 1879 and Pan Lane was closed.
		All the islands railways were absorbed into the Southern Railway in the 1923 grouping and the service was soon upgraded with the introduction of new rolling stock and a revised timetable that included some through running between the various lines.
	www.subbrit.org.uk /sb-sites/stations/c/cowes/index.shtml (372 words)

	The Isle of Wight Central Railway - Maycock, R.J. and Silsbury, R.
		The Isle of Wight Steam Railway has since re-opened the section of railway between Smallbrook Junction (where there is a station on the Ryde to Shanklin line) to Havenstreet and Wootton. The book is casebound with a gold-blocked spine, it is to A5 format, and is printed on art paper throughout.
		A later addition to the Isle of Wight Central Empire was the Newport Godshill and St Lawrence Railway, opened to St Lawrence in 1897 and to Ventnor Town in 1900.
		The Isle of Wight Central Railway was formed when three companies amalgamated in 1887.
	www.nenevalley-railwaybooks.co.uk /si/S0713B.html (372 words)

	Lawns Hotel Isle of Wight Accommodation
		We are situated in a pleasant area of Sandown, with all the amenities in walking distance including the Railway Station and bus stops to enable you to explore the rest of the Island during your stay.
		The Sandown Bay tour is operated by the Orange Open Top Buses and will take you along the main attractions of the Seafront of Sandown and Shanklin.
		Nick & Stella offer you a warm welcome to The Lawns Hotel, a fully licensed family run hotel, which is completely non-smoking, in the popular resort of Sandown, Isle of Wight.
	www.isleofwight.uk.com (372 words)

	Magnolia House
		’s railway line (Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin).
		Ryde Pier Head (Wightlink catamaran from Portsmouth Harbour) take the Island Line train one stop to Ryde Esplanade, and then change to a number 1, 1A, 7, 7A or 7B bus from Ryde Bus Station (adjacent to Ryde Esplanade train station) towards Newport (train connects with most catamaran arrivals, bus four times an hour).
		Ryde Esplanade (Hovercraft from Southsea) take bus number 1, 1A, 7, 7A or 7B from Ryde Bus Station (adjacent to the hovercraft terminal) towards
	basic1.easily.co.uk /034011/01E021/travel.htm (372 words)

	Wroxall
		Wroxall station, opened when the Isle of Wight Railway extended from Shanklin to Ventnor in 1866, had two platforms, a passing loop and a 280 ft siding.
		The station closed in 1966 when the line to Ventnor was cut back to Shanklin.
		This page was last updated 22 January 2003
	www.semg.org.uk /location/iow/wroxall_01.html (372 words)

	British Isles English Scot Scotch Welsh Irish Intercity Railways Britain England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Regional Rail Travel:
		The Isle of Wight's eight and half mile passenger railway serves the island's east-side towns of Ryde, Brading, Sandown and Shanklin.
		The railway's intercity trains trace Britain's East Coast main line for nearly 1,000 miles connecting London King's Cross to Peterborough, Doncaster and Leeds; and to Glasgow Central via York, Newcastle and Edinburgh.
		Live departure boards, special offers and up-to-date service bulletins are supplemented by a dazzling gallery of national and regional PDF network maps and an indispensable set of "station interchange" maps for cities where individual rail lines serve separate stations.
	www.traintraveling.com /uk_ireland/uk_ireland_intercity.shtml (2610 words)

	Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites: Cowes Station
		Two years later the Isle of Wight Railway opened a line between Ryde and Shanklin but it was a further 11 years before the two lines were linked by the Ryde and Newport Railway which diverged from the Isle of Wight Railway at Smallbrook Junction, running into a joint station with the CNR at Newport.
		The remaining line between Cowes and Smallbrook Junction survived the initial wave of closures but with the end of steam on the horizon the reprieve was short lived with the line closing to passengers under the Beeching cuts in February 1966.
		On 21.7.1991 the line was reopened westwards to Ashey and on to a new terminus at Smallbrook Junction where new interchange facilities are now available with the electrified Island Island Line.
	www.subbrit.org.uk /sb-sites/stations/c/cowes/index.shtml (2610 words)

	Sandown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sandown railway station is still on the one remaining operational railway on the Island, which now goes from Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin.
		Its success, along with that of other neighbouring Isle of Wight resorts led to the building of a railway connecting Sandown with Ventnor at the south and Ryde on the north coast of the Island.
		Sandown Bay is the name of the bay off the English Channel which both towns share, and it is notable for its long stretch of easily accessible golden sandy beach.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sandown (612 words)

	Isle of Wight Steam Railway - find us
		From the mainland the most convenient routes to the railway are by Wightlink ferry from Portsmouth Harbour to Ryde or Hovercraft from Southsea to Ryde, and then by 'Island Line' electric train to Smallbrook Junction station.
		This all day ticket includes the return Catamaran journey, plus unlimited travel for the day on Island Line's Ryde-Shanklin trains and on the Isle of Wight Steam Railway.
		Havenstreet and Wootton stations are both well served by buses from all parts of the Island.
	www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk /pages/misc/find_us.htm (526 words)

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