483008 Brading
Britain's oldest operational unit 483008 departs from the beautifully preserved station at Brading with the 2D25 11.49 Ryde Pier Head-Shanklin Island Line service. 483008 first entered service with the London Underground in February 1940 and at the ripe age of 80+ years old was withdrawn (apparently) from service a few months later owing to a failure, with the rest of the Class 483 fleet withdrawn in January 2021. Thankfully it does appear that this unit, along with the remaining serviceable fleet, does have a secure future in preservation at various locations.
Brading Town Council and it's volunteers deserve credit for the excellent job done with restoration of the station buildings and it's signal box (out of shot here). The passing loop and the (at the time) disused second platform were reinstated during an upgrade of the Island Line during 2021. The crossing where I was stood for this photo was also removed during the process.
Taken with the assistance of a pole from the public footpath crossing at the south end of the station.
483008 Brading
Britain's oldest operational unit 483008 departs from the beautifully preserved station at Brading with the 2D25 11.49 Ryde Pier Head-Shanklin Island Line service. 483008 first entered service with the London Underground in February 1940 and at the ripe age of 80+ years old was withdrawn (apparently) from service a few months later owing to a failure, with the rest of the Class 483 fleet withdrawn in January 2021. Thankfully it does appear that this unit, along with the remaining serviceable fleet, does have a secure future in preservation at various locations.
Brading Town Council and it's volunteers deserve credit for the excellent job done with restoration of the station buildings and it's signal box (out of shot here). The passing loop and the (at the time) disused second platform were reinstated during an upgrade of the Island Line during 2021. The crossing where I was stood for this photo was also removed during the process.
Taken with the assistance of a pole from the public footpath crossing at the south end of the station.