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Location notes
The station is in a fairly rural area just outside Ryde, the second biggest town on the Island after the capital Newport. There is a small village nearby. Newport and Ryde are within easy reach by both public transport and car. Havenstreet is the headquarters of the Isle of Wight steam railway and is home to the lines yard, workshops, shed and carriage works.
Railway type and traffic
The Isle of Wight steam railway runs vintage trains of pre-grouping carriages from the LC&DR, LB&SCR, SE&CR and IoWR. The trains are hauled by one of their operational steam engines (including two Terriers and O2 Calbourne from pre-1966 Island stock) plus a few others. A list of operational engines can be found at their website.
Environment
The location is in farmland just south of Ryde on the Isle of Wight, and is roughly 4 miles inland at this point. The location is perfectly safe and is fully staffed by the railways volunteers.
Road directions
From Portsmouth / Southampton / Lymington, take a ferry to the Isle of Wight. From the docks at either Fishbourne or Ryde follow signs to either Ryde or Newport, then brown tourist information signs to the railway.
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Isle of Wight, Havenstreet map co-ordinates
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Isle of Wight, Havenstreet map co-ordinates
Parking
There is a small car park at Havenstreet, but not at any of the other stations on the line.
Public transport
From London Waterloo / Brighton / London Victoria / Clapham Junction / Southampton / Guildford take a train to Portsmouth Harbour. Upon arrival at the end of the platforms is the terminal for the ferry to the Isle of Wight (run by Wightlink). Through tickets to the Island can be bought from railway stations which include the ferry trip at no extra charge. The ferry takes about 20 - 30 minutes.
Upon arrival at Ryde Pier Head, take a train from the station toward Shanklin. At Smalbrook Junction (4th stop) change to the Isle of Wight steam railway for the run to Havenstreet.
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Upon arrival at Ryde Pier Head, take a train from the station toward Shanklin. At Smalbrook Junction (4th stop) change to the Isle of Wight steam railway for the run to Havenstreet.
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Amenities
The station has toilets, a cafe, a gift shop and a restaurant. Ryde and Newport also have a selection of shops and there is a supermarket in Ryde.
Accommodation
There are hotels, caravan parks all over the island and all within reach of the railway.
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Isle of Wight, Havenstreet
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Photographic notes
The light is good throughout the day. The best place to stand is at the platform end for trains coming from Wooton (south) and either side (dependent on light) of the line north of the station. Any direction is possible although it is a little cramped and when busy everyone competes for 'the shot', so get there in good time.
General views - All photographs © Christopher Ward unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south
Looking towards Wootton.
Fig 2 - Looking east
The west of the station at the Smallbrook end.
Fig 3 - Looking west
The east of the station at the Smallbrook end.
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
