Isle of Wight - 50th Anniversary Gala 4-6 June & Terrier Weekend 19 & 20 June

Terrier 2678 Knowle from the Kent & East Sussex Railway will be visiting the Isle of Wight steam railway in June for the 50th Anniversary Gala and Terrier Weekend.

Gala info and tickets: https://iwsteamrailway.co.uk/event/50th-anniversary-gala/?mc_id=4638
Terrier Weekend info and tickets: https://iwsteamrailway.co.uk/event/terrier-weekend/?mc_id=4851

 

Not attended the event myself, but did see some pictures from the Gala and in a nice touch, 2678 has regained her Isle of Wight identity of W14 with Bembridge nameplates for the event.W24 is also looking rather nice in her Malachite livery.

 

Had a super day out at the IOWSR on (a very hot and sunny) Saturday. A great event, very well managed - lots of visitors (sold out on Saturday via advance sales) but Havenstreet has the space to spread them widely, and spaces on trains were pre-booked in advance. What a place the IOWSR is, it really sets a benchmark in terms of combining nostalgia, education, and fun. Little touches like a children's trail at Havenstreet really help the family appeal at very little cost to the railway. We had a lovely round trip behind Calbourne, and the visiting Terrier was cunningly modified into an IOW livery with strategically placed sticky-back plastic.

 

My video and a few photos from my visit on Saturday. And excellent event and very well done. Looking forward to my next visit whenever that may be!