Ryde Pier is actually three adjacent piers, from left to right in this photo is the original pier used by pedestrians and motor vehicles; the remains of the Ryde Pier Tramway that operated from 1864 to 1969; and the Island Line railway and Pier Head station opened on the 12th of July 1889.
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Photo by <a href="mailto:cmckenna@sucs.org?subject=rail-photo at railfaneurope.net">Chris McKenna</a> 05/06/2006.<br>
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