IW Steam Railway

Today is day two of eggcellent Easter eggstravaganzer. Join us Havenstreet for steam train rides, duck hunting, Easter bonnet parade, birds of prey, entertainment from Gregg Chapman, sweet treats from luxurious shortbread or something sparkly... iwsteamrailway.co.uk

Date for your diary! Our Spring Gala this year is themed around British Railway Black. See Ivatts 41298, 41313 alongside BR Class 03 Diesel D2059 as well as W24 Calbourne - in one of her last event outings in black.

Our Easter Fun event is fast approaching. For your chance to win a family ticket (2 adults and 2 children) to Easter Fun simply, like and share this post and tell us in the comments below what you love about the... facebook.com/iwsteamrailway…

Today is the first Heritage Goods Day of the year. W24 Calbourne is on duty with our award winning and beautifully restored rake of wagons. Want to see something a little different on a chilly Sunday? You know... facebook.com/iwsteamrailway…

Our first Heritage Goods Day of 2019 is this weekend! We look forward to seeing you all. Photo 📸: Terry Smith

Have you seen this marvellous video shot of the Isle of Wight by a company called ARTE? It's stunning and really shows the Island in a beautiful way. From 24mins 25 seconds see if you can spot anywhere familiar 😃... arte.tv/en/videos/0804…

Did you catch the weather report on BBC South this morning? If you did you might have seen this lovely picture taken last Sunday from Deacons Lane bridge near Ashey station! 📸 Kay Shaw facebook.com/iwsteamrailway…

What a beautiful day it was yesterday for the Ashey Scurry. Let's hope the good weather continues. Thank you to Roger J Millward for these amazing photos of our Ivatt 2MT Class loco 41313 in action.

The first train of the new season departed Havenstreet at 10.05 this morning 41313 eases away from the platform over recently relayed #11 points headed for Wootton. Welcome to 2019! facebook.com/iwsteamrailway…

Mother's Day is fast approaching. Why not treat mum to something a little different this year with a relaxing steam train ride. Settle back in one of our beautifully restored carriages and enjoy a 10 miles round... facebook.com/iwsteamrailway…

W24 Calbourne is away on her holidays this week. Here she is loaded by our friends at Reid Freight and ready to head across the Solent to our friends at Bluebell Railway in East Sussex for their Branchline Gala... facebook.com/iwsteamrailway…

We're winners! We are really pleased to announce that on Saturday 9 February the Isle of Wight Steam Railway was awarded the ‘Outstanding Visitor Attraction’ accolade for large groups at the Heritage Railway... facebook.com/iwsteamrailway…

Great news for all who contribute to making the IWSR such a great success story! facebook.com/iwsteamrailway…

We're very pleased to have won Best Land-Based Activity Provider at last night's My Isle of Wight Awards. Thank you to everyone who voted for us! iwradio.co.uk/2019/02/01/my-… iwradio.co.uk/2019/02/01/my-…

We've got a great line up of events this year from favourites such as 1940's Experience, Railway Folk and of course the Island Steam. We're also bringing you something brand new for 2019...! Watch this space for more information.

Have you ever wondered what it looks like behind the scenes at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway? Wonder no longer. Thank you to Roger J Millward for the photographs.

It's Christmas Eve! Santa's coming tonight and our trains are fully booked today. The 10.30 has taken families making festive memories for their round trip here at the Steam Railway.. Merry Christmas, everyone. facebook.com/iwsteamrailway…