WightWanderer is a RU-vid channel devoted to telling the history of the Isle of Wight, from it's abandoned railways & historic relics to it's hauntings & connections with witchcraft.
Lovely vid Jack of areas of the Island i don't often frequent. Beautiful weather to boot. The incidental music particularly at the beginning is very post punk/atmospheric, and reminds me of The Chameleons guitar sound. Is this your own music? Either way, good stuff.
Very enjoyable , thank you . I can't help thinking though that the official history of the railway is filled with absurdities . Too much happened in too short a time, as Stephenson's Rocket exhibited in 1830 . and within a few short years miles and miles of track bed and lines laid , traversing all kinds of terrain all over the country reaching even tiny villages , glorious stations , viaducts that can only be described s magnificent structures that would take decades to build even today .But this was supposedly achieved by horse and cart technology and hard working men . Something doesn't add up.
Hello. I don’t know if you remember but I was one of the people chatting with you in the brake coach on the way to Havenstreet from Wooton. I’ve watched a tone of your videos and found it fascinating 😊👍
@@user-de9br3xk1w Hello mate, yes of course, was your name Sam? Glad your enjoy the videos and hope you manage to get volunteering at the Railway soon mate. Thank you 🙂👍
Many thanks for putting this up Jack, I couldn’t make it this year so this has ‘scratched the itch’ as it were ! Great to see Calbourne out of the shed showing off the new tyres, and I tell you what… I’ve never seen steam roller racing before… bloody brilliant 🤩 it all happens on the Isle of Wight eh ?!! Judging by the weather on the webcam first thing today, Saturday, you certainly picked the best day to film 😎 all the best, Richard
@@Scruffy1000 thank you Richard. Yes it was definitely a bit of a wash out today which is a shame but it was still rather busy luckily. It certainly is great to see Calbourne back, I've got some great footage of her today in action, which I will be putting up on the channel over the next couple days 🙂 all the best 👍
brilliant video, thank you. My brother is there today and tomorrow, wish I could be over there too. I'm flying to Bembridge next weekend though, so all good!
@@sueweston502 thank you Sue. I hope he didn't get too wet today! Flying to Bembridge? Sounds fab, hopefully you get some great views over the island 🙂👍
I feel like the Island Line should be expanded, over some of the lost routes, but I really feel as though the larger population centres on the north of the island need to be reconnected FIRST, before anything else. When I say that, I mean centrally connected too, not with a new station in the outskirts. If that means going underground, then that should be considered. You’ve got to connect the larger population centres first, because it’s the only way to make lines to locations like Ventnor viable at all. Cowes and Newport need a centrally located station at each town to make any of the Island system work. As far as I’m concerned, the steam railway needs to move over and run on a parallel line to the Island system. Unfortunately, the opposite is likely to happen and I’m sure it’ll be lost entirely if this viability expansion doesn’t happen soon.
Good morning Jack, I have been over from the main land several times to ride on the steam railway, alway's had a good experience. The staff are always very friendly and the food is good, well documented how the token is exchanged towards the end of the film. This makes a nice day out, seeing part of the I of W you would not normally see. Many thanks. Andrew.
Thanks for the film Jack, I love the IOW railway great place to visit and now you can ride on the recently renovated Ryde Pier Tram! for me that was a box well ticked 😉 We can’t make Steam Fair this year but look forward to you , hopefully, making a film so at least we can have a virtual visit! Thanks again, R.
@@Scruffy1000 thank you! Yes they have done a fab job with the pier tram. I will be there 2 of the days so will definitely grab some footage. All the best 🙂👍
Just incase anyone was wondering, the small segment from 10.22 onwards has no undermusic due to the track being flagged by RU-vid copyright laws. Rest assured we do have permission directly from the artist to use the track in question, but computer says no! 🙌 Still, hope you enjoy the video.
Hi, great film and well researched as always, your films are truly inspirational and make me want to get out there and ‘do it’. We are actually moving permanently to the Island in a few weeks, (Freshwater), so I can’t wait to get a few of your walks under my belt, mostly the ‘lost railway’ ones…. Thanks again, Richard and Dian. Ps: I’ve bought you a beer….. hang on to it and we can share a pint in the Sun !!
@@Scruffy1000 thank you so much, incredibly kind of you. Glad to hear you are moving over here, I'm.sure you will absolutely love it and there are some incredible walks you can do in the area. Will probably bump into you both someday soon, until then though take care and enjoy the sun 😊☀️
Many thanks, the research and information is amazing, very informative. It makes me want to visit the Island again, many memories of happy holidays. Best Wishes. Andrew.
Greetings from Australia. I've been reading all the comments and it would be great if the line/s could be rebuilt but it seems there are a lot of obstacles to overcome .Good luck.
@@ryanscarrmusic2329 some sources state 239m and some 240m, either way there is only about a metre in it between St Catherine's and St Boniface apparently. Thanks for your comment🙂👍
There used to be a railway house it was derelict on landguard road I got knocked down when I was small child I think Lidl sits where it was can't remember
Another stunning video Jack, Did the walk from Donkey Sanctuary. To Wroxall, Over to St Boniface Down,at the Walking Festival there in May . Stunning .beautiful.
Good evening, may I suggest the Hayling Billy line. I think the goods shed is used by a theatre company, I have walked the footpath several times, it is very interesting. Best Wishes. Andrew.