Isle of Wight Central Railway

Overview

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The Isle of Wight Central Railway (IoWCR) was a railway company on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. It was formed in 1887 by the merging of three earlier railways, the Cowes and Newport Railway (opened 1862), the Ryde and Newport Railway (opened 1875) and the Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway (opened in stages 1875 and 1879).²

Corporate structure

Isle of Wight Central Railway sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Isle of Wight Central Railway reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

• Beyer Peacock works no. 1583
• Beyer Peacock works no. 1584
• Black, Hawthorn & Co. works no. 116
• Cowes and Newport Railway 1 “Pioneer”
• Cowes and Newport Railway 2 “Precursor”
• Hawthorn, Leslie & co. works no. 2669
• North London Railway 35
• R. & W. Hawthorn works no. 1128
• Railmotor no. 1

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

• R. & W. Hawthorn works no. 1128 since Jul 19, 1887
• Beyer Peacock works no. 1583 since Oct 26, 1887
• Beyer Peacock works no. 1584 since Oct 26, 1887
• Black, Hawthorn & Co. works no. 116 since Oct 26, 1887
• Cowes and Newport Railway 1 “Pioneer” since Oct 26, 1887
• Cowes and Newport Railway 2 “Precursor” since Oct 26, 1887
• North London Railway 35 since Oct 26, 1887
• Hawthorn, Leslie & co. works no. 2669 since 1906
• Railmotor no. 1 since Oct 4, 1906

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

1. Oct 4, 1906Acquired Railmotor no. 1¹
2. 1906Acquired Hawthorn, Leslie & co. works no. 2669¹
3. Nov 1903Acquired LB&SCR A1 class 84 “Crowborough”¹
4. Oct 23, 1901Acquired LB&SCR A1X class 40 Brighton → W11 Newport¹
5. Feb 1900Acquired LB&SCR A1 class 69 “Peckham”¹
6. Mar 1899Acquired LB&SCR A1 class 75 “Blackwall”¹
7. Oct 26, 1887Acquired Beyer Peacock works no. 1583¹
8. Oct 26, 1887Acquired Beyer Peacock works no. 1584¹
9. Oct 26, 1887Acquired Black, Hawthorn & Co. works no. 116¹
10. Oct 26, 1887Acquired Cowes and Newport Railway 1 “Pioneer”¹
11. Oct 26, 1887Acquired Cowes and Newport Railway 2 “Precursor”¹
12. Oct 26, 1887Acquired North London Railway 35¹
13. Jul 19, 1887Acquired R. & W. Hawthorn works no. 1128¹
14. Succeeded Cowes and Newport Railway¹
15. Succeeded Ryde & Newport Railway¹
16. Succeeded Ryde, Newport & Cowes Joint Committee¹
17. Succeeded by Southern Railway¹

Timeline

1. Oct 4, 1906Acquisition Acquired Railmotor no. 1¹
2. 1906Acquisition Acquired Hawthorn, Leslie & co. works no. 2669¹
3. Nov 1903Acquisition Acquired LB&SCR A1 class 84 “Crowborough”¹
4. Oct 23, 1901Acquisition Acquired LB&SCR A1X class 40 Brighton → W11 Newport¹
5. Feb 1900Acquisition Acquired LB&SCR A1 class 69 “Peckham”¹
6. Mar 1899Acquisition Acquired LB&SCR A1 class 75 “Blackwall”¹
7. Oct 26, 1887Acquisition Acquired Cowes and Newport Railway 2 “Precursor”¹
8. Oct 26, 1887Acquisition Acquired Black, Hawthorn & Co. works no. 116¹
9. Oct 26, 1887Acquisition Acquired R. & W. Hawthorn works no. 1128¹
10. Oct 26, 1887Acquisition Acquired Cowes and Newport Railway 1 “Pioneer”¹
11. Oct 26, 1887Acquisition Acquired Beyer Peacock works no. 1584¹
12. Oct 26, 1887Acquisition Acquired Beyer Peacock works no. 1583¹
13. Oct 26, 1887Acquisition Acquired North London Railway 35¹
14. Jul 19, 1887Acquisition Acquired R. & W. Hawthorn works no. 1128¹
15. Jul 19, 1887Founded Founded¹

Links

• WikipediaIsle of Wight Central Railway
• More imagesWikimedia Commons
• WikidataQ6084088