Railways on the Isle of Wight Railways on the Isle of Wight There once existed a network of railway lines on the Isle of Wight. They were opened by several companies between 1862 and 1901, and all but the Island Line closed between 1952 and 1966. A further have reopened as the Isle of Wight Steam Railway. The first railway to be built on the island ran for a distance of . It was opened in 1833 on the Nash Estate near Yarmouth. Its usage is presumed to have been for transporting brickmaking materials to and from a jetty on the Solent, and it is not
Education on the Isle of Wight also has developed community learning programmes which are delivered in communities to overcome difficulties in accessing learning such as time, transport and affordability. The first results after the 2012 Reorganisation were announced in October 2012. The Isle of Wight came 150th from 151 local authorities. From census data taken in 2001, the percentage of qualification levels of people aged 16–74, living on the Isle of Wight are: Education on the Isle of Wight Education on the Isle of Wight is provided by local education authority-maintained schools on the Isle of Wight, and independent schools. As a rural community, many of