Isle of Wight Railway 'Ivatt' Steam Gala - 26th May 2018

Return visit to the I.O.W. Railway for the Steam Gala featuring three preserved Ivatt class 2 locomotives.
41298 + 41313 - IOW owned engines
46447 - Visiting from the East Somerset Railway
A truly wonderful weekend of action.

[@flagwanker6346]

That was a truly great weekend!

[@Brinkly1000]

I know they didn’t run there during BR days, but the look so “at home” there. I can really picture SR BR doing this: shame they didn’t!

[@121ForQuenoty]

The very best video I have seen for a long time! Excellent work! I really loved watching it :-) I will subscribe to your channel. Greetings from Norway :-)

[@Bovine_of_the_Rails]

Thank you kindly, hope you enjoy seeing more of my gala event videos. :)

[@kineticrail]

Great video looked like a good event nice to see all 3 ivatts working together.

[@Bovine_of_the_Rails]

This has been one of the nicest I've attended so far, hoping in years to come to see the E1 back in use too. :)

[@kineticrail]

Bovine_of_the_Rails that will be something to see an O2, terriers and the E1 all at work on the island

[@Bovine_of_the_Rails]

It's currently awaiting assessment for cosmetic restoration, but here's hoping it will return to steam before long. :)

[@joelightrailway2362]

Excellent video mate : -) I hope there will be another Ivatt gala theme on the KWVR or Mid Hants Railway in near future.

[@Bovine_of_the_Rails]

Ditto :) Friends and I have been wondering what the gala theme for the IOW will be next year.

[@brucevarney2568]

Superb video only spoilt by the repetitive music. Lets hear the locomotives at work.

[@rctaylor5689]

Why not make the island a steam train attraction. Stop private cars & coaches from invading the island & persuade all visitors to travel by train or island based coaches. Bring back the many old coach companies that used to operate on the Island such as, Shotter’s,, West Wight, White Heather, Read’s, Paul’s, & many others. Return to the 50’s type of thing when life was wonderful. Yes, those were the halcyon days I remember well.