Ryde High Street Virtual Tour - Isle Of Wight - March 2019 | kittikoko
A slow wander down Ryde High Street and back up again, as requested by James Harris.
Island Line Trains - Ryde Esplanade To Ryde Pier Head - May 2018 | kittikoko
London Underground 1938 Stock, designated Class 483 by British Rail.
Ryde Esplanade In Winter - Closed Season - Isle Of Wight - 26th January 2019 | kittikoko
Ryde is an English seaside town and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, with a population of 32,072 at the 2011 Census. It lies on the north-east coast. The town grew in size as a seaside resort after the villages of Upper Ryde and Lower Ryde were merged in the 19th century. The influence of this era is still strongly visible in the town's central and seafront architecture.
As a resort, the town is noted for its expansive sands, which are revealed at low tide, making its pier necessary on the wide beach for a regular passenger ferry service. Ryde Pier is a listed structure, and the fourth longest pier in the United Kingdom, as well as the oldest.
Queen's Road To Ryde Esplanade - Virtual Walk - Isle Of Wight - December 2019 | kittikoko
Binstead Road - Queen's Road - West Street - Spencer Road - St. Thomas Street - Ryde Esplanade
Ryde is an English seaside town and civil parish on the north-east coast of the Isle of Wight. It had a population of 32,072 at the time of the 2011 Census. Its growth as a seaside resort followed after the villages of Upper Ryde and Lower Ryde were merged in the 19th century. The influence of that period can be seen in the town's central and seafront architecture. As a resort, Ryde has expansive sands revealed at low tide. The wide beach necessitates the listed pier for a regular passenger ferry service to the mainland. It is the fourth longest in the United Kingdom and the oldest survivor.
A Ride to Ryde - Isle of Wight Railway - Train Simulator 2016
Take a train ride to Ryde. Sorry, couldn't resist the pun! We take our first trip to the quaint island railway of the Isle of Wight, as we take a Class 483 commuter service from Shanklin to Ryde. Check out the series playlist here:
The train I'm driving is actually one of the longest served trains in the UK. Manufactured in 1938 and still going today, these trains have been kicking about for over 75 years!
Initially in use with the London Underground before taking over service on the Isle of Wight, the rolling stock was given the designation of Class 483 to comply with TOPS.
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Railway Works at Ryde Esplanade Followed by Evening Shots of Ryde Harbour
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Collapsed PS Ryde Paddle Steamer - Island Harbour Marina - Isle Of Wight - February 2019 | kittikoko
PS Ryde is a paddle steamer that was commissioned and run by Southern Railway as a passenger ferry between mainland England and the Isle of Wight from 1937 to 1969, with an interlude during the Second World War where she served as a minesweeper and then an anti-aircraft ship, seeing action at both Dunkirk and D-Day. After many years abandoned on moorings at Island Harbour Marina on the River Medina, she was purchased by the PS Ryde Trust in late 2018, with the intention of raising money for her restoration. That project was abandoned in January 2019.
Virtual Walk Along Ryde Esplanade - Isle Of Wight - August 2019 | kittikoko
Isle of Wight Paddle Steamer Ryde Queen | Isle of Wight Radio
The future of the Isle of Wight Paddle Steamer, Ryde Queen, is in doubt. It has fallen into a state of disrepair over the years. It was once used to bring British troops back from Normandy, before being onverted into a nightclub.
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Train leaving Ryde esplanade Isle Of Wight Ryde Pier
Boat Club Trafalgar Guided Boat Trip to Ryde Harbour and Wootton Creek
Boat Club Trafalgar held their first Guided Boat Trip on 10th July 2017, which was led by our RYA Instructor Chris Moody.
The day consisted of a visit to Ryde Harbour, which is a tidal (drying) harbour, with time ashore to explore Ryde town or spend time on the lovely sandy beach. There is a short stay charge for mooring at Ryde Harbour.
Detailed Itinerary:
09.00 Meet for coffee and briefing in the beach hut at Trafalgar Wharf
09.20 Boat preparation
09.45 Leave Trafalgar Wharf pontoon
10.15 Rendezvous at Spitbank Fort
10.45 Enter Ryde Harbour and moor up for short stay
11.00 Depart boats (2 hours for sightseeing Ryde and lunch)
13.00 Return to boats
13.15 Leave Ryde Harbour
13.30 Ryde Pier run round to Wootton Creek
13.45 Enter Wootton Creek
14.30 Exit Wootton Creek and return to Spitbank Fort
15.00 Enter Portsmouth Harbour
15.30 Moor up at Trafalgar Wharf pontoon
15.45 Tea in the beach hut while boats are being lifted
16.30 End of Trip
For more information about Boat Club Trafalgar and their membership plans, please contact Steve on 02392 706 599 or info@boatclubtrafalgar.com.
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Kasbah, Ryde
Kasbah, 76 Union Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 2LN, England
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Full Ride on Wightlink from Ryde Pier Head to Portsmouth Harbour
Name: HSC Wight Ryder II
Operator: Wightlink
Port: Portsmouth
Route: Ryde to Portsmouth
Builder: FBMA
Launched: 2009
In service: 29 September 2009
IMO Number: 9512537
Callsign: 2BWG5
Status: In Service
Island Line Train Cam - Ryde Pier Head To Shanklin - May 2018 | kittikoko
The Island Line is a railway line on the Isle of Wight, running 8 1⁄2 miles (13.7 km) from Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin on the Island's east coast. The line was electrified (630 V DC third rail) in 1967.[1][2] Trains connect with passenger ferries to Portsmouth Harbour at Ryde Pier Head, and these ferries in turn connect with the rest of the National Rail network. The line also connects to the Isle of Wight Steam Railway, a steam-operated heritage railway at Smallbrook Junction. For much of its length the line runs alongside the A3055, criss-crossing this road by means of the Ryde Tunnel and bridges at Rowborough, Morton Common, Lake Hill and Littlestairs.
Island Line franchise (1996–2007)
Following the privatisation of British Rail, the rights to run services on the line were put out to tender as a franchise. Uniquely on the National Rail network, the franchise agreement also required the successful bidder to maintain the railway line in addition to the stations and trains. Stagecoach Group were announced as the winner of the franchise and from October 1996 they operated passenger services under the name Island Line Trains.
In 2002 a form of Automatic Train Protection was installed on the line. This involved the refitting of tripcocks on trains and the associated train stop trackside equipment at signals. This system is almost identical to the one originally fitted to the trains when in service on the London Underground, although it is in use only at signals protecting single-track sections of the route.[8]
The Department for Transport designated the line as a community railway in March 2006, under reforms to help boost use of rural and branch lines in the UK rail network.[9]
South West Trains franchise (2007 - 2017)
From February 2007 the Island Line franchise was merged with the South West Trains franchise on the mainland. Stagecoach was announced as the winner of the expanded franchise and operated Island Line as a South West Trains subsidiary, but with the branding retained.[10] However, the Island Line name has been retained, styled as Island Line Trains, promoted as a separate division on the South West Trains website.
Island Line Trains have also repainted stations in a heritage scheme of cream and green, as part of a general station improvement package.[11]
South Western Railway franchise (since 2017)
In August 2017, the franchise was taken over by South Western Railway who have maintained the brand name.
Due to the isolated and rural nature of the Isle of Wight's railways, rolling stock has tended to be made up from displaced older vehicles, rebuilt or modified as required. Following the work undertaken during the line's closure during the winter of 1966–67, the ceiling of Ryde Tunnel is 10 inches too low for standard National Rail vehicle types to clear.[5]
Since the reopening of the line in 1967, former London Underground Tube stock has been used. The initial trains were formed of so-called Standard Stock, made up into four and three-coach sets (with one spare vehicle, normally kept at Ryde depot), designated 4-VEC and 3-TIS in the British Rail Southern Region electric multiple unit classification system. (The classification letters were a pun on the Roman name for the island, Vectis, also reflected in the name of the island's nationalised bus company, Southern Vectis, which was once partially railway-owned.[18]) Under the British Railways TOPS rolling stock classification system (introduced in 1968 for locomotives and later extended to multiple unit vehicles), these units eventually became Class 485 and Class 486. The cars transferred to the island were built at various dates between 1923 and 1934, and thus maintained a somewhat unwelcome tradition of providing the island's railways with among the oldest rolling stock running anywhere on the British railway system. By 1992[19] these units had been replaced by newly refurbished London Underground 1938 Stock, designated Class 483 by British Rail. The stock is maintained at Ryde St John's Road depot.
Dorset Hotel, Ryde
Dorset Hotel, 31 Dover Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 2BW, England
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Train departs Ryde Esplanade BR Station Isle of Wight IOW England UK
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Train destined for Shanklin
Isle of Wight Ryde-Bembridge steam freight trip Railworks2 HD 720p
A steam-era goods trip from Ryde (Isle of Wight, England) to Bembridge, brough to life by Railworks 2. The route is the Island Line, available from uktrainsim.com. I did NOT create the route.
We join the short train at a busy Ryde St. Johns; overtaking a passenger train destined for Shanklin and Ventnor, we head south. We pass the junction with the Newport line (the present day IOW steam railway) and reach Brading. After some shunting to move the tank engine to the head of the train, we proceed along the branch to Bembridge Harbour. We then leave the wagons at the harbour and after a final reverse across the level crossing, proceed to Bembridge station yard,
Today, Ryde St Johns is still open on the rationalised electrified line, as is Brading although not as a junction station. The branch to Bembridge closed in 1953.
Paddle Steamer Ryde
PS Ryde was Reverting to her pre-war name on her return to Southern Railway on 7 July 1945 PS Ryde worked on her former route and undertook a variety of chartered trips. However, the nationalised british railways began to commission more modern motor vessels and in September 1969 it was decided to retire her.