008, 004 Ryde Pier 27th July 2008
A pair of Class 483 units run up Ryde Pier with a service from Shanklin on 27th July 2008. Unit 004 leads classmate 008 with car 228 nearest the camera which was built by Metro-Cammell, Birmingham in early 1940 and originally numbered 11255. It spent most of its years on London Undergrounds Bakerloo line and not withdrawn until the late 1980’s after a short spell on the Northern line. It was then sent to West Ruislip depot to wait its fate. Luckily it was chosen as one of the vehicles to replace the older Class 485's on the Isle Of Wight so dispatched to Eastleigh Works for overhaul in the late 1980's It officially became 228 in April 1990 and was seen on a test run to Winchester on 6th April 1990. It was sent to the island via the Portsmouth - Fishbourne car ferry and entered service from Ryde St Johns Road depot on 29th June 1990. After 80 years of service it's still in daily use in 2020 as one of two serviceable unit left on the island.
008, 004 Ryde Pier 27th July 2008
A pair of Class 483 units run up Ryde Pier with a service from Shanklin on 27th July 2008. Unit 004 leads classmate 008 with car 228 nearest the camera which was built by Metro-Cammell, Birmingham in early 1940 and originally numbered 11255. It spent most of its years on London Undergrounds Bakerloo line and not withdrawn until the late 1980’s after a short spell on the Northern line. It was then sent to West Ruislip depot to wait its fate. Luckily it was chosen as one of the vehicles to replace the older Class 485's on the Isle Of Wight so dispatched to Eastleigh Works for overhaul in the late 1980's It officially became 228 in April 1990 and was seen on a test run to Winchester on 6th April 1990. It was sent to the island via the Portsmouth - Fishbourne car ferry and entered service from Ryde St Johns Road depot on 29th June 1990. After 80 years of service it's still in daily use in 2020 as one of two serviceable unit left on the island.