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The Isle of Wight Central Railway by R.J Maycock & R. Silsbury
This book tells the story of the Island’s largest pre-Grouping railway company. The Isle of Wight Central Railway was formed when three companies amalgamated in 1887. The new company combined the Cowes & Newport Railway opened in 1862, the Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway opened from Ryde to a joint station with the Cowes & Newport Railway at Newport in 1875.