Books
Below is a fine selection of some of the Books available from our Shop which are available to you now for purchase online.
Many of these are of general interest to the casual visitor while others would make ideal gifts for the enthusiast.
If there’s something you have seen in our shop at Havenstreet Station, but is not listed below, please telephone the Shop Manager on 01983 885930 and he will be pleased to assist with your enquiry.
The definitive history of the military aircraft crashes and disasters in and around the island from the pioneer days to the present day.
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£17.99
A concise history in words and pictures tracing the 40 years of railway preservation on the Isle of Wight. From its shaky start back in the 1960s, through trials and tribulations along the way, the dedicated volunteers have created a railway to be proud o
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£9.95
This album is a delightful collection of images of the Isle of Wight railways as they were operating in 1953 and 1956, when all the lines were open except the Ventnor west branch. However, even this line is covered in the book, as the track was still insi
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£8.99
Gay baldwin's book brings you more brand new, true chilling tales and eerie encounters from the world famous Ghost-Island. In this biggest-ever book you can read for the first time ever, of royal ghosts at Osborne House, phantom Roman soldiers at Brading
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£8.95
The history of the company is described in detail. Maps and the few surviving drawings have been reproduced accompanied by a series of the railway prior to 1923.
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£14.95
This book records the significant events of the 75 years of Southern Vectis, and through exhaustive research, Richard newman has produced a detailed, well illustrated, history of the company, through from its formation in 1929 to the present day.
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£16.00
If you enjoy a tasty morsel rather than heavy meal or prefer to skim through a magazine than wade through a novel, then this is abook for you. It is designed for flickers and dippers, browsers who want to be taken by surprise. it is a book to begin not at
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£4.99
As one of the last havens of steam on British Railways, this line became a Mecca for dteam enthusiasts. This is only one aspect of its fascinating history which was mainly involved with the development of local tourism. All facets of its past are fully il
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£14.95
To Islanders, visitors and railway enthusiasts, the Isle of Wight railways during the pre-1967 steam era held a deep nostalgic fascination. In latter days the railway system was centred on Ryde with two lines diverging at Smallbrook Junction to Ventnor an
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£16.99
This book is the concluding volume of the five volume series which together form the most comprehensive history of the Isle of Wight railways ever to be published.
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£25.00
From the earliest days of powered flight at the beginning of the 20th century, right up to the present, Wings over the Island is a comprehensive account of the Isle of Wight's substantial contribution to the development of commercial and military aircraft
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£14.99
Island Line is the story of the Isle of Wight's electric railway from Ryde to Shanklin. Starting with its opening in 1864, through its fight for survival, and the transition to electric traction in 1967. The reasons for using ex-London Underground trains
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£9.95
This book tells the story of the Island's largest pre-Grouping company.The Isle of Wight Central Railway was formed when three companies amalgamated in 1887.
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£22.95
The mid-1960s witnessed not only the demise of the bulk of the Isle of Wight railway network but also the withdrawal of the last remaining vestiges of the Victorian steam railway. The author has drawn together a graphic pictorial record of steam on the is
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£14.99
The 16 follies in this book include whimsical decorations, ruinous or absurd failures and simple curiosities. each has a story to tell, some tantalisingly incomplete. Some of the follies no longer exist, except in illustrations or photographs; others can
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£7.95
Newport was the Clapham Junction of the Island railways for generations. its bustle is contrasted with the many peaceful country stations , such as remote Merstone, junction for the spectacularly beautiful Ventnor West branch. memories of the steam era wi
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£14.95
The second edition of this popular full colour guide now expanded. Complete with plans of route and details of locos.
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£2.50
Pre-dating the railways in the Isle of Wight by urwards of 50 years ryde Pier reached its final half-mile length in the 1840s, and the horse tramway opened in 1864. The Ryde Pier Company was a pioneer in trying different methods of traction.
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£16.95
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