Locomotive in Isle of Wight 117 



from Beyer & Peacock. The newest was 

 the " Bonchurch ", (they were not num- 

 bered until the transfer) which was built 

 as far back as 1882, whilst the '* Ryde ", 

 " Sandown " and " Shanklin " were actually 

 turned out in 1864 when the railway was 

 opened. 



The "Ventnor" followed in 1868, the 

 "Wroxall" in 1872 and the " Brading " 

 in 1879. Of ^e oldest batch only the 

 " Ryde ", No. 13, remains and she is prob- 

 ably the oldest passenger now at work, if 

 we rule out a few machines which have 

 been so completely rebuilt that their original 

 form is no longer distinguishable. 



Of the rest only the " Wroxall " has so 

 far escaped the breaker-up. The" Sandown" 

 was broken up soon after the transfer and 

 did not take a Southern number, but the 

 rest took numbers 13-18 in the " W " series. 

 " Wroxall " and " Ryde " share the Bern- 

 bridge trains. 



It is doubtful if any engines were 

 worked at a greater pitch than these 

 veterans' who look somewhat strange 



