The Strange Locomotive that Built the Isle of Wight Railways | Engine Stories
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- The story of a long forgotten locomotive called Stuart - that helped build the Isle of Wight Railways.
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Factory Photograph of 2-2-0 Bury Loco - Andy Dingley - Public Domain
Goods Engine of the London and Birmingham Railway Sketch image - Chevin - Public Domain
LYR locomotive Victoria carriage.1878-80: Richard H Bleasdale - Public Domain
Bury Designed 2-2-2WT loco photograph - Unknown Author- Public Domain image
Beyer Peacock Ryde image - Unknown Author - Source: IoWSR webpage
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Edward Bury portrait - Public Domain Image
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What a great video, poor Stuart, it’s so sad he was broken up. I used to holiday there in the late 50s/early 60s staying in Wroxall and have such fond memories of the lovely little steam trains.
Stuart deserved better, the world needs a replica of Stuart. They need to know what he has done.
@@Arkay315 I agree ... maybe I'll try make a model of him sometime 🙂
What a nuts (and very interesting) story 😀
Thank you and cheers for watching 🙂
Strangely I was thinking of Stuart the other week, read about it a few years back. Another wonderful video.
Thank you mate. Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
First class video really interesting thanks.
Thanks Jack, I am surprised how much rail was laid in such a small area, just a shame that a lot of it did not survive. That said, it is good that you bring us good video's and knowledge from the past. To which I thank-you. Best Wishes. Andrew.
Thank you as always Andrew. Yes it is quite remarkable how many railways there were. All the best mate 🙂
Greetings from Thailand! Great video as always Jack. The Island is so deeply etched in my heart and childhood as we holidayed there every year. Thanks once again for the nostalgia
Wow that's a long way away! Glad you enjoubthe videos and it brings back some nostalgic memories 🙂👍
Wow, fascinating. Thank you again. Well.done
Thank you as always Maurice 🙂
Nice to see so many places where I used to walk, 2/3rd of a lifetime ago once more! And good to see the films of Island steam.
Your first drawing of 'Stewart' makes me think it reached the Island via Bolton's Siding, which specialised in rebuilding and re-homing pre-loved locomotives. Incidentally, your photo of the opening of the Merstone to St Lawrence line makes me wonder if that was where they got the carriages from - those are pure 'Rocket' era stock. Pity she didn't last long enough to have helped build the FY&N line!
Stewart's new to me - and I'd read pretty well every IoW railway book. She'd have been good company for the pair of little Sharp Stuart 2-2-2 well tanks which ran on the IoW Central.
Hello John. Yes I believe the coaches were mid 1800s stagecoach design- the IW Central had a few at the time. Yes Pioneer and Precursor I seem to remember them being called for the Cowes & Newport Railway. The books I got much of the ibfo from if you're interested are the Maycock & Silsbury editions. Thanks for your comment John and for watching 🙂👍
Excellent research and presentation. Also excellent weather for a change!
Thank you as always! Yes I'm as surprised as you about that 😅
I wonder why it wasn't 3ft gauge like the Isle of Man? I suppose it was easier just to copy the mainland.
That's a good question- there were any narrow gauge tramways on the island. None of them carried passengers though ... if I had a time machine I'd go back and ask 👐
Another great video, Jack. Talking of the Manning Wardle "Stanley" aka "Bembridge" there is a surviving MW Q class at the Severn Valley Railway, currently under overhaul with a new boiler on order. This one Warwickshire was the last MW Q built but is almost identical to the one owned by the FYN (W1 Medina.)
It would be nice if it could visit the island one day when running.
Hello mate. Yes that would be wonderful if it could. Maybe in some kind of FYR guise though I seem to remember it did last long enough to be repainted into Southern livery if that's correct? Want to model it at some point definitely. Hope you're well Nathan 🙂👍
@WightWanderer yes she ended up as W1 Medina. Withdrawn in 1931 when the first three E1s came over.
@@nathanbowers6364 Have you modeled it yet?
@@WightWanderer no not yet. Rapido Trains are producing the smaller MW L classes so I'm hoping they'll create the larger Q which could give us both Stanley (earlier part cab) and FYN No 1/W1.
@@nathanbowers6364Was Stanley a Q class too then? Looks smaller in the photos
Well done Jack - brilliantly researched as ever.
@@griswold67 Thank you mate- very kind of you to say 🙂
Another great video thanks for sharing !
Thank you Tracie 🙂
Fascinating Jack! Where did you find all this info?
Also, would it be correct to say that Stewart was brought to Brading by barge via the wharf at the bottom of Quay Lane?
@@orsonbear9627 thank you! Yes I would have guessed so. Mainly the Maycock & Silsbury books and the Locomotive book by D H Bradley 🙂
Exctlent, once again
Thank you Mike 🙂
i wouldnt have been surprised if you said it ended up with Boulton
Thanks for another great and interesting video
Thank you very much for watching again 🙂
@@WightWandererI watch every week
@@colinlifford7554 Your a star! Much appreciated 🙏
Amazing that engine was utilized for so many tasks and Stuart's job was by no means little😁👍🐀🚂
Absolutely. Thank you for watching mate 🙂👍
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Hope you're well Jenny 🙂