List of Isle of Wight Steam Railway locomotives and rolling stock facts for kids

The Isle of Wight Steam Railway at Havenstreet is a special place where old trains come back to life! This article tells you all about the different types of trains they have there, from powerful steam engines to speedy diesel trains and even old passenger carriages. It's like a museum where you can see, hear, and even ride on history!

Steam Locomotives

The Isle of Wight Steam Railway has many cool steam engines. Some of them used to work right here on the island, while others came from the mainland. They are always working to fix up more engines, so there's always something new to see!

Operational Steam Engines

These are the steam engines that are currently running and pulling trains.

Number & Name	Type	Story & Status	Colour	Owner	Built	Photo
No. W11 Newport	LB&SCR A1 Class (0-6-0T)	Newport was built in 1878 and was so famous she even went to an exhibition in Paris! She worked on the island from 1902. After a big repair, she started running again in 2014.	Southern Railway Green	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1878
No. W24 Calbourne	LSWR O2 Class (0-4-4T)	Calbourne was built in 1891 and came to the island in 1925. She was one of the first engines saved for the railway! She had a big repair and returned to service in 2021.	SR Malachite Green	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1891
No. WD198 Royal Engineer	Hunslet Austerity (0-6-0ST)	This engine was built for the Army in 1953. She was the last of her kind to work for the Army! She came to the Isle of Wight and had a major repair from 2015 to 2017. She's now back on the tracks!	WD Green	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1953
No. 41298	LMS Ivatt Class 2 (2-6-2T)	No. 41298 was built in 1951. She worked in London and South West England. She was saved for preservation in 1967 and arrived on the Isle of Wight in 2008. She started pulling passenger trains in 2015!	BR Lined Black with the Late Crest.	Isle of Wight Steam Railway.	1951
No. 41313	LMS Ivatt Class 2 (2-6-2T)	No. 41313 worked in the south of England. She was almost scrapped but was saved in 1975. She moved to the Isle of Wight in 2006 and later to the East Somerset Railway for restoration. She returned to service in 2017.	BR Lined Black with the Late Crest.	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1952

Steam Engines Being Repaired

These engines are currently being fixed up to run again.

Number & Name	Type	Story & Status	Colour	Owner	Built	Photo
No. W8 Freshwater	LB&SCR A1 Class (0-6-0T)	Freshwater was built in 1876 and worked on the island from 1913. She returned to the island for preservation in 1979. She needs a big repair and has been taken apart since 2018.	Southern Railway Green	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1876
No. W37 Invincible	Hawthorn Leslie (0-4-0ST)	Invincible worked as a shunter for 40 years! She came to the railway in 1971. She even appeared in a music video! She broke a spring in 2009 and her repair started in 2017.	Lined Maroon	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1915
No. WD192 Waggoner	Hunslet Austerity (0-6-0ST)	Waggoner was built for the War Department in 1953. She worked on military railways and was displayed in a museum. She came to the Isle of Wight in 2005 and ran reliably for ten years before needing a big repair in 2015.	Lined Blue	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1953
No. W2 Yarmouth	LB&SCR E1 Class (0-6-0T)	Yarmouth was built in 1877 and worked in many places before being sold to a coal company. She was saved for preservation in 1978 and came to the Isle of Wight in 2012. Work to restore her began in 2021.	BR Unlined Black with the Early Crest.	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1877

Steam Engines Stored or on Display

These engines are not currently running but are kept at the railway.

Number & Name	Type	Story & Status	Colour	Owner	Built	Photo
No. W38 Ajax	Barclay (0-6-0T)	Ajax was built in 1918 and even worked in Iran! She came to Havenstreet for restoration and ran for a few years. She was taken out of service in 2015 and is now stored in the Train Story building.	Lined Black	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1918
Haydock	Robert Stephenson and Company (0-6-0T)	Haydock was built in 1879 and was given to the railway in early 2024 from the National Trust's Penrhyn Castle collection.	Green	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1879

Steam Engines Elsewhere

These engines belong to the railway but are currently at other locations.

Number & Name	Type	Story & Status	Colour	Owner	Built	Photo
No. 46447	LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0 (2-6-0)	No. 46447 was built in 1950 and worked in various parts of England and Wales. She was saved from a scrapyard in 1972 and moved to the Isle of Wight in 2008. In 2012, she moved to the East Somerset Railway and will run there for 10 years.	BR Lined Black with the Late Crest.	Isle of Wight Steam Railway.	1950
Juno	Hunslet Austerity (0-6-0ST)	Juno was built in 1958 for a quarry. She came to the Isle of Wight in 2009 but left on loan to the National Railway Museum in 2010.	Green	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1958

Diesel Locomotives

The railway also has three diesel shunter engines. These are used for moving trains around the yard and sometimes pull passenger trains if a steam engine isn't available.

Operational Diesel Engines

These diesel engines are currently running.

Number & Name	Type	Story & Status	Colour	Owner	Built	Photo
No. 235 Mavis	Andrew Barclay 4wD Shunter	Mavis was built in 1945 and worked for the Army. She came to the Isle of Wight and now helps with maintenance trains all year round.	Dark Green	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1945
No. D2059 Edward	British Rail Class 03 (0-6-0DM)	Edward finished working for British Railways in 1988. He was chosen to be a backup engine for steam trains and mostly works on freight trains.	BR Black with Late Crest.	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1959
No. D2554 Nuclear Fred	British Rail Class 05 (0-6-0DM)	Nuclear Fred worked on the island's electric railway from 1966. He came to the steam railway in 1984 but hasn't run since 2005. Work began in 2011 to get him running again, and he was started for the first time in October 2011.	BR Green with Late Crest	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1956

Multiple Units

Multiple units are trains that can run by themselves, without a separate engine. The railway has some interesting ones!

Multiple Units Being Repaired

The Ryde Pier Petrol Tram was built in 1927. It stopped running in 1969 when the tramway closed. It is now being restored, and there's a chance it might run on the Isle of Wight Steam Railway in the future!

Multiple Units Stored or on Display

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  "Jess Harper" at Shanklin station.

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  Name plate of 483007 Jess Harper.

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  483007 at the IOWSR (Isle of Wight steam Railway) train story area.]

The British Rail Class 483 train, named "Jess Harper," moved from the Island Line to the Isle of Wight Steam Railway in 2021. It's now on display at Havenstreet Station. This train was originally built in 1940 for the London Underground. The railway hopes to get it running on their line someday, maybe by using a diesel engine to push it or by converting it to battery power.

The Ryde Pier Electric Tram was built in 1911. It stopped running in 1927. In 1980, it was bought for just £2 and later given to the Isle of Wight Council, who made it look nice again. It moved to different museums before coming to the Isle of Wight Steam Railway in 2018.

Coaching Stock

Coaching stock refers to the passenger carriages that people ride in. All the railway's working coaches are old designs that have been carefully restored.

Isle of Wight Railway (IWR) Coaches

The railway has a small collection of original passenger coaches from the old Isle of Wight Railway.

Number	Type	Story & Status	Colour	Owner	Built	Photo
No. 5 - 8	4-wheeled 4-compartment Second	These are waiting to be restored. They are currently on the ground at Havenstreet.	N/A	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1864
No. 10	4-wheeled 3-compartment Composite	This coach is running! It was restored in 2017 as part of a TV show called 'Great Rail Restorations'.	Varnished teak.	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1864
No. 21	4-wheeled 3-compartment First	This coach is being restored and aims to be ready by 2023.	N/A.	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1864
No. 35	4-wheeled 4-compartment Composite	Waiting for restoration, on the ground at Havenstreet.	N/A.	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1875
No. 38	4-wheeled 3-compartment Composite	Waiting for restoration, on the ground at Havenstreet.	N/A.	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1882
No. 39	4-wheeled 4-compartment Second	Waiting for restoration, on the ground at Havenstreet.	N/A.	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1882

London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) Coaches

The railway has six coaches from the former LB&SCR, with the oldest built in 1896.

Number	Type	Story & Status	Colour	Owner	Built	Photo
No. 2343	4-wheeled 5-compartment Third	This coach is operational and ready for passengers!	Southern Railway Green	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1896
No. 4115	4-wheeled 3-compartment Brake Third	This coach was restored in July 2018.	Southern Railway Green	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1896
No. 2403	Bogie 8-compartment Third	This carriage was fully restored and returned to service in July 2013.	Southern Railway Malachite Green	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1903
No. 2416	Bogie 9-compartment Third	This coach is operational.	Southern Railway Malachite Green	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1916
No. 4168	Bogie 5-compartment Brake Third	This coach is operational.	Southern Railway Malachite Green	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1922
No. 6349	Bogie 8-compartment Composite	This coach is operational.	Southern Railway Malachite Green	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1924

London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LC&DR) Coaches

The railway has several coaches from the LC&DR.

Number	Type	Story & Status	Colour	Owner	Built	Photo
No. 6376	6-wheeled First (later converted)	This is just a body, waiting for restoration.	N/A	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1886
No. 6378	4-wheeled 4-compartment Composite	This coach is operational.	Southern Railway Green	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1886
No. 6369	4-wheeled Saloon Composite	This coach is operational and part of a special push-pull train set.	Southern Railway Green	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1887
No. 2515	4-wheeled 5-compartment Third	This coach is operational.	Southern Railway Green	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1894
No. 2418	Bogie 7-compartment Third	This coach is stored in two halves at Havenstreet.	N/A.	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1895
No. 2426	Bogie 7-compartment Third	This is a stored half-body of a coach.	N/A	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1895
No. 4112	4-wheeled Saloon Brake Third	This coach is operational and part of a special push-pull train set.	Southern Railway Green	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1898
No. 4115	Bogie 5-compartment Brake Third	This coach is currently being restored.	N/A.	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1898
No. 4116	Bogie 5-compartment Brake Third	This coach is stored at Havenstreet.	N/A	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1898
No. 4134	4-wheeled 4-compartment Brake Third	This coach is stored at Havenstreet.	N/A	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1898

South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SE&CR) Coaches

The SE&CR also contributed coaches to the island's railway.

Number	Type	Story & Status	Colour	Owner	Built	Photo
No. 4145	Bogie 4-compartment Brake Third	This coach needs a repair to its frame.	BR Crimson	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1911
No. 4149	Bogie 4-compartment Brake Third	This coach is operational.	Southern Railway Green	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1911
No. 6375	Bogie Saloon Composite	This coach is operational and returned to service in 2021.	Southern Railway Malachite Green	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1911

Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MSJ&AR) Coaches

Number	Type	Story & Status	Colour	Owner	Built	Photo
No. 6359	4-wheeled 4-compartment Composite	This is a coach body on the ground, waiting for restoration.	N/A	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1880

North London Railway (NLR) Coaches

Number	Type	Story & Status	Colour	Owner	Built	Photo
No. 6336	4-wheeled 4-compartment Composite	This coach is operational.	Southern Railway Green	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	1864

Goods Wagons

Goods wagons are used to carry cargo, not passengers. The railway has many different types of these old wagons.

Brake Vans

Brake vans were used by train guards to help slow down the train.

Origin	Number	Type	Notes	Photograph
LSWR	56046	4w Brake Van	This brake van is operational.
SR	55724	4w Brake Van	This brake van is operational.
SR	55710	4w Brake Van	This brake van is waiting for restoration.
SR	993853	Shark 4w Brake Van	This brake van is operational.

Covered Goods Vans

These vans have roofs to protect goods from the weather.

Origin	Number	Type	Notes	Photograph
-	-	4w Non-Vent Van	This is a body only, waiting for restoration.
IoWR	59	4w Non-Vent Van	This is a body only, waiting for restoration.
IoWR	86	4w Non-Vent Van	This is a body only, waiting for restoration.
IoWR	87	4w Non-Vent Van	This is a body only, waiting for restoration.
LBSCR	46923	4w Non-Vent Van	This van is operational.
LBSCR	46924	4w Cattle Van	This van is operational and was changed into a luggage van in 1935.
BR	3705B	Type A Container	This container is being restored.

Open Goods Wagons

These wagons are open at the top and are used for carrying things like coal or other materials.

Flat Wagons, Bolster Wagons, and Rail & Sleeper Wagons

These wagons are used for carrying long or large items like timber or railway tracks.

Tank Wagons

Tank wagons are used to carry liquids.

Origin	Number	Type	Notes	Photograph
PO	1343	4w Class B Oil Tank	This tank wagon is waiting for restoration.

Ballast Wagons

Ballast wagons carry the stones (ballast) that support the railway tracks.

Cranes and Other Special Use Wagons

These are wagons with special equipment for railway work.

Origin	Number	Type	Notes	Photograph
-	-	4w Manual Crane	This crane is stored and on display in the car park at Havenstreet station.
MR	429	6w Manual Crane	This crane is being restored.
LSWR	429 SM	4w Match Truck	This truck is being restored and is used with the MR 6w Manual Crane 429.

Images for kids

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  Steam locomotive Haydock at its former home.