Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,258 pages of information and 244,500 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Ryde and Newport Railway

From Graces Guide

This line ran from Smallbrook Junction to Newport and was opened in 1875

In 1887 they merged with the C&NR and the Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway to form the Isle of Wight Central Railway (IoWCR)


Sources of Information

  • Encyclopedia of British Railway Companies by Christopher Awdry. Published 1990