was created at Havenstreet about 1926, as that was a more convenient crossing point on the line; Ashey and Whippingham loops were reduced to goods status only, and passenger trains did not cross there. Ventnor Town station had its name changed to . Weekly tickets for unlimited travel on the island were introduced and proved very popular with holidaymakers on the island. In the summer of 1932, new through trains were run: six coaches were labelled "East and West Through Train" and ran Mondays to Fridays from to and back, calling only at , , , and Yarmouth. An E1 class engine worked this train between Shanklin and Newport, and an A1X from Newport to Freshwater. The old IoWCR railcar had been rebuilt several years before as an open third saloon with wooden slat seats was now rebuilt into a third-class corridor observation coach to run in the through train. This was immediately popular, and additional through trains were run in the 1933 summer service between the Ryde–Ventnor line and the Freshwater branch. The original through train, now starting from Ventnor with an accelerated timing, and became the first named train, each coach carrying a board with The Tourist in gold on a red background. A second through fast train was also included in the programme between and Freshwater, the first for twenty years. In this period it was the practice at Cowes for the coaches to be gravitated into platform 1 (which was generally used) after the arriving engine had been released; this practice continued until closure. The facilities at Medina Wharf were modernised, with a large concrete pier structure being provided, equipped with two massive transporter cranes. Rolling stock brought in to modernise the island's fleet was generally brought in here. There was a staff halt on the main line. In 1932–33, the Southern Railway brought in four E1 tank engines to operate heavier freight trains. Nationalisation On 1 January 1948, the railways passed into nationalised ownership under British Railways, following the Transport Act 1947. World War II had caused further decline in the competitive position of the railways on the island, and the minimal carryings on the Merstone to Ventnor line resulted in its closure on 13 September 1952. The Newport to Freshwater line was closed on 21 September 1953. The Newport to Sandown line continued for a while, but on 6 February 1956 it too closed.