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ISLAND LINE

ROLLING STOCK

Class 483

Island Line 1938 Tube Stock/Class 483 Refurbishment

* Application of Network SouthEast livery between 1989-92,
Dinosaur livery in 2000 and reverted back to London Transport maroon with cream pillars between 2007-8

* Replacement of wooden flooring with lino flooring (Network SouthEast 1989-92)
* Retrimmed seat moquette into new moquette trim, same as Metropolitan Line A Stock refurbishment from 1992
* Repainted grab poles
* New heritage style green route maps of the line
* Installation of Public Address system (Network SouthEast 1989-92)
* Replacement of original bulb lighting and installation of fluorescent tube lighting (Network SouthEast 1989-92)


The refurbishment work took place in house at Eastleigh 1989-92 and in house for latter enhancements and improvements.
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Ryde Pier Head Station. (c) Peter Skuce.
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Former London Underground 1938 Tube Stock/Class 483 No. 007 at Ryde Pier Head. (c) Peter Skuce.
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Class 483 No. 008 at Ryde Pier Head. (c) Peter Skuce.
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Former LU 1938 Tube Stock/Class 483 No. 007 arrives at Ryde Pier Head. (c) Peter Skuce.
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Class 483/38 Tube Stock No. 009 at Ryde St. Johns Road. (c) Peter Skuce.
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Former LU 1938 Tube Stock/Class 483 No. 004 at Ryde St. Johns Road. (c) Peter Skuce.
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LU 1938 Tube Stock/Class 483 No. 002 and 007 at Ryde Electric Depot. (c) Peter Skuce.
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Ryde Electric Depot with Class 483/38 Tube Stock EMU trains 007 and 004 on site - No. 007 later went on standby whilst No. 004 was receiving routine maintenance. (c) Peter Skuce.
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Ryde Electric Depot. (c) Peter Skuce.
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The refurbished interior of the former LU 1938 Tube Stock/Class 483. (c) Peter Skuce.
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Class 483/38 Tube Stock No. 009 at Ryde Esplanade. (c) Peter Skuce.
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Class 483/38 Tube Stock No. 009 arrives at Ryde Pier Head. (c) Peter Skuce.
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Class 483/38 Tube Stock No. 008 at Ryde Pier Head. (c) Peter Skuce.
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009 + 007 Arrive at Smallbrook Junction
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Class 483 No. 008 at Smallbrook Junction
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Class 483/38 Tube Stock No. 006 arrives at Bradling. (c) Peter Skuce.
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Class 483/38 Tube Stock No. 009 at Sandown. (c) Peter Skuce.
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Class 483 No. 007 at Shanklin. (c) Peter Skuce.
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Class 483/38 Tube Stock No. 009 at Shanklin. (c) Peter Skuce.
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1938 Tube Stock/Class 483 No. 004 at Shanklin in the Autumn sunshine. (c) Peter Skuce.
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Class 483/38 Tube Stock No. 008 arrives at Shanklin. (c) Peter Skuce.

FRANCHISE HISTORY

Franchise Name
Parent company
From
Until
Island Line
British Railways Board
01 April 1994
12 Oct 1996
Island Line
Stagecoach
13 October 1996
03 February 2007
Part of South West Trains
Stagecoach
04 February 2007
19 August 2017
Part of South West
​Trains
First/MTR
20 August 2017
August 2024

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Email: nseyears@gmail.com


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