IoW 6d ticket sells for £360

THE enduring appeal of the railways of the Isle of Wight was illustrated at a Paddington Tickets’postal auction that ended on August 16, when an IoW Central Railway 6d third class ticket for a journey from Newport to Ashey sold for £360.

Ashey station was opened by the Ryde & Newport Railway in December 1875, closed by BR in February 1966, and was reopened by the heritage

IoW Steam Railway as a request halt in 1991. The price excludes buyer’s premium of 10% (+ VAT).