IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE ISLE OF WIGHT???. S MAIN LINE EVEN WHEN THE ISLAND BOASTED A COMPLEX 53-MILE RAIL NETWORK WITH 36 STATIONS AND HALTS. MOST OF THE ISLAND'S RAIL NETWORK WAS CLOSED IN THE 1950S AND 1960S LEAVING JUST THE LINE FROM RYDE PIER HEAD TO SHANKLIN.
