2020 - 2029 News
2020 - 2029 News
No sooner had the 2020 season commenced than within a matter of days the Coronvirus restrictions arrived and the island was placed on lockdown, resulting in spasmodic services until the end of the year with further restrictions implicating the 2021 season which was also shortened as a result, with a variety of timetables issued, and seasonal services also effected.
The one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the Peel Line resulted in a second Year Of Railways in 2023 thirty years after the original; the next year wasd the turn of the remaining South Line to mark its milestone, not least of which the station itself which saw the unveiling of a commemorative blue heritage plaque by Tony Brown, O.B.E., president of the Friends Of... volunteer group.
The station itself goes from strength to strength under the auspices of the Friends Of... who following the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions commenced work on their replica advertisement hoarding, followed by the replica cattle dock in the early part of 2026, restoration of the waiting room and investigations into the possible establishment of a period K6 telephone kiosk among its activities.
Much investment has been made in the site, with 2026 seeing the car park surfaced, all picket fencing replaced and the volunteers investing £10,000.00 into a variety of works as above, as well as all new signage, interpretation panels, repair works, and other smaller works. As the decade progresses the station shines out as a beacon on the railway, its best preserved and maintained site.