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End Of An Era As Old Island Line Trains Depart Isle Of Wight

Island Line. Photos from Craig Hannon.

It's the end of an era as South Western Railway's old Island Line trains leave the Isle of Wight for the final time.

The Class 483 trains are being replaced by a new rolling stock as part of a £26 million upgrade to the line.

The old carriages were loaded onto the back of a lorry yesterday (Tuesday). More are expected to depart the Island today (Wednesday), it's understood.

The Class 483 fleet, which were originally built in 1938 for the London Underground, have served Island Line since the late 1980s. 

As Isle of Wight Radio previously reported, they will be replaced by Class 484s, which continue Island Line’s long-standing tradition of using refurbished and transformed former London Underground rolling stock.

Having started arriving on the Island last November, track improvements are now underway.

While works are being completed, replacement bus services are in place.

As for the future of the retiring fleet, one of the trains will be preserved at the London Transport Traction Group.

It has also been speculated that a unit will stay on the Island at Havenstreet's Isle of Wight Steam Railway.
 

 

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