Filmed in 1960 on the Isle of Wight Railway. Footage of Sandown paddle steamer ferry, passenger crowd on board, train led by steam locomotive No. 32 departing Ryde station, locomotive shunts at Ryde St John's Road station, signal box, shots of train departing filmed from tracks, footage of journey onboard train filmed from carriage's window, passing Smallbrook signal box, Shanklin station, coupling locomotive No. 32 at back of train, token exchange, shots of train passing through Isle of Wight landscape, token exchange at Wroxall station, token handed back after passing tunnel at Ventnor, water plant, refilling water tank, oiling engine, coupling locomotive No. 36 to carriage, train departing through tunnel. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 6 minutes

This film is part of the Railway Roundabout collection donated by the makers of the programme, John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. They produced films on contemporary British and foreign railways for the BBC Children's programme 'Railway Roundabout, broadcast monthly between 1958 and 1962 on BBC Television. The commentary was created and broadcast live, so the original films in the collection are silent. The Railway Roundabout collection includes the original masters, prints, some offcuts and working material for Railway Roundabout programmes as well as other films (non-Railway Roundabout) made by the John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse and a small number of films made by others. The collection also includes the original un-edited audio recordings made between 1960 and 1965 by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse for the BBC radio programme Railway Roundup. Additionally, John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse were both photographers, their respective photographic collections are held by the National Railway Museum. This film is titled 'A Journey from Ryde to Ventnor' on title frame on film and on Railway Roundabout 16mm masters list, titled 'From Ryde to Ventnor behind an 02' on BBC Programme Index. First broadcast on 25 April 1962 on BBC Television.