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The Isle of Wight Central Railway (IWCR) was a railway company on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. At its peak the company owned 21½ miles of railway line, and it also operated trains on some additional lines it did not own. Trains were first run on what became its lines in 1862, although the company was not formally created until 1887. The IWCR was merged into the Southern Railway in 1923, and over the next 43 years all its lines were closed. A heritage railway now occupies part of the network. ==Routes== The first railway line to be built on the Isle of Wight was between Newport and Cowes. The Cowes & Newport Railway Company formed by Act of Parliament on 8 August 1859〔Bradshaw's Railway Manual Shareholders' Guide and Directory (1869). p. 68〕 and began construction of the line on 16 October. The line opened to passengers on 1 July 1862,〔 with the first Cowes-Newport journey taking under 10 minutes, while the full return trip took less than 30 minutes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Isle of Wight Steam Railway )〕 The Ryde & Newport Railway was authorised by Parliament on 25 July 1872 and opened for trains in December 1875. The company was managed by the Cowes & Newport company.〔 The Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway (IW(NJ)R) was formed on 31 July 1868〔Bradshaw's Railway Manual Shareholders' Guide and Directory (1869). p. 149〕 to construct a line between Sandown and Newport, but it was not until 1875 that any trains were running, and the line was not fully completed until 1879. The company entered into receivership just one year later, in 1880. At this point, the line was bought by the Cowes & Newport company.〔 The Isle of Wight Central Railway (IWCR) came into being by Act of Parliament on 1 July 1887. Due to this, the three railway companies owned by the Cowes & Newport were legally amalgamated. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Isle of Wight Central Railway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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