The Isle of Wight Steam Railway's 2006 Spring Gala took place over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend with a special Gala timetable operating over three days, 27th, 28th and 29th May. The event was entitled the 'Works Outing Weekend' and gave the opportunity to see all of the Railway's operational fleet of historic locomotives, carriages and wagons in service.
An intensive service of passenger and goods trains operated over the five and a half mile long railway. Four steam locomotives were in action; 1876 built A1x 'Terrier' class No.W8 'Freshwater', Barclay 0-6-0T No.W38 'Ajax', No.W37 'Invincible', a Hawthorn-Leslie 040ST and Hunslet 'Austerity' No.WD192 'Waggoner'.

Loco preparation at Havenstreet on Saturday, 27th June 2006.

'Invincible' and 'Waggoner' wait for 'Freshwater's Ballast Train to clear the Smallbrook Section.

W8 'Freshwater' heads for Wootton.

'Invincible' pilots 'Waggoner' away from Havenstreet.

WD192 'Waggoner' waits at Smallbrook Junction.

'Waggoner' runs into Ashey Station.

Following a brief halt at Ashey, 'Waggoner' heads for Havenstreet.

Hawthorn-Leslie 0-4-0ST 'Invincible' leads a short goods train towards Havenstreet.

A1x 'Terrier' No.W8 'Freshwater' draws to a stand at Ashey.

'Ajax' and 'Waggoner' arrive at Havenstreet.

Barclay 0-6-0T 'Ajax' climbs towards Wootton.

'Ajax' at Ashey.

W8 'Freshwater' heads a ballast train.

'Invincible' arrives at Havenstreet Station.

'Ajax' passes the old station house at Ashey.