British Rail Network SouthEast-Isle of Wight 'Ryde Rail' 1988
One for both Underground enthusiast's as well as BR! A sunny day in May 1988 sees us on a trip abroad, well to the Isle of Wight anyway! Here we see NSE at it's best, Ryde Rail. Refurb trains and stations, a new station and a good service, wonderfull days! And semaphore signalling to boot! Note the unit in the first shot is a Control Trailer, a driving cab but no motor equipment on this car. This had only recently been refurbed for service as the Standard Stock was on its last legs by this time and cars were failing all over and units were being reformed regularly. If you liked the video please subscribe to my channel, there are lots more transport & quirky vids to upload!
Train arrives at Ryde Esplanade BR Station Isle of Wight IOW England UK
Departed from Ryde Pierhead Station, destination Shanklin. 14.5.18
Also includes shot of hovercraft departing for Portsmouth
Train departs Ryde Esplanade BR Station Isle of Wight IOW England UK
14.5.18
Train destined for Shanklin
Island Line Trains - Ryde Esplanade To Ryde Pier Head - May 2018 | kittikoko
London Underground 1938 Stock, designated Class 483 by British Rail.
South Western Railway - Island Line from Ryde Pier head to Ryde Esplanade, Isle of Wight
South Western Railway - Island Line from Ryde Pier head to Ryde Esplanade, Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight in England, Shanklin, Godshill & Ryde Tour
Welcome to Videoscape Videography
This video slide show is pictures I took while on a scenic all day coach trip tour of The Isle of Wight. We enjoyed a day touring the Island with stops in Shanklin, Gods Hill and Ryde. What an amazing day it was touring and enjoying the sites of the Island.
Thank you for watching take care.
Train leaving Ryde esplanade Isle Of Wight Ryde Pier
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.
Virtual Walk Along Ryde Esplanade - Isle Of Wight - August 2019 | kittikoko
Tube Train 004 Leaving Ryde Esplanade Railway Station - Isle of Wight
Tube Train 004 leaving Ryde Esplanade railway station on the Isle of Wight.
Ex London Underground 1938 stock Isle of Wight Railway Sandown, Brading, Ryde, Oct 2016
Footage taken on the Isle of Wight railway of the class 483 ex-London Underground stock which still runs on the island. The shots were taken on Sunday 2nd October 2016 at:
Sandown Station
A footbridge just north of Sandown Station
Brading station including from the preserved Signal Box
Ryde St Johns station (where the railway works are located)
I created this video with the YouTube Video Editor (
British Railways: Rails In The Isle Of Wight - DVD Upload
Another in the series of rail DVDs that I'm working through and uploading.
This one, featuring some old footage of the trains, tracks and railways around the Isle of Wight.
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.
A VISIT TO RYDE - ISLE OF WIGHT - CATAMARAN - TRAIN - BUS MUSEUM
A short visit to Ryde on The Isle of Wight - South Coast of England.
Spotlight on The Catamaran - Old London Transport Underground Trains - The Bus & Coach Museum & The Hovercraft
Ryde to Shanklin and Back, Isle of Wight: Complete Train Journey, London Underground 1938/Class 483
The Bone Cruncher - Complete train journeys aboard the former London Underground 1938 Tube Stock/British Rail Class 483, operating from Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin, and back again, on the Isle of Wight, UK, on Saturday 13th April 2019. For both directions, shows the complete journey, including each of the stops. Calling at:
- Ryde Pier Head (for Ferry Services to Portsmouth)
- Ryde Esplanade (for Hovercraft Services to Portsmouth)
- Ryde St John's Road
- Smallbrook Junction (for Isle of Wight Steam Railway)
- Brading
- Sandown
- Lake
- Shanklin (Terminus)
Reverse order for return trip.
The British Rail Class 483 EMU trains are the former London Underground 1938 Tube Stock, and are currently the oldest non-heritage trains still operating regular, scheduled passenger services in the UK and Ireland as of 2019. The locals refer to it as the Bone Cruncher, and it was certainly the roughest train ride I have ever taken - however, full of character and great fun! They operate still on the Island Line on the Isle of Wight (part of South Western Railway) due to the limited dimensions of Ryde Tunnel, which can be seen in this video.
Camera: GoPro HERO7 Black (60fps, Linear FOV)
External Microphone: RØDE VIDEOMICPRO On Camera Microphone
Byte Travel Name/Logo: Eimear Kelly (
Software: Adobe Premiere Elements 15
Watching the train at Ryde
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.
An Island Line train departing Ryde Esplanade station
An Island Line train departing Ryde Esplanade station on the Isle of Wight, heading south. The Island Line uses old London Underground rolling stock along its 8 and a half mile route.
UK: Riding on board an ex London Underground Tube train (1938 stock) on the Isle of Wight
Riding on board an ex London Underground train on the Isle of Wight in Southern England. The train is the 15:38 service from Shanklin to Ryde Pier Head and is formed of '1938 stock' that used to operate on the London Underground. Recorded 4th August 2012.
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The 1938 Tube Stock is a London Underground tube stock design. A total of 1,121 cars were built by Metro-Cammell and Birmingham RC&W. An additional 167 cars (91 new builds plus 76 conversions) were subsequently added to the fleet, and the stock was used on the London Underground until 1988. During their long lives they worked on the Bakerloo, Northern, Piccadilly, East London and Central lines. Some examples are still at work on the Isle Of Wight as Class 483, making them the oldest passenger rolling stock operating timetabled services on the National Rail network.
The only examples still in daily use are the six units that survive operating the Island Line service on the Isle of Wight, and allocated TOPS Class 483. Ten sets (nine serviceable; a total of twenty cars) were bought by Network SouthEast from London Underground in 1988.
After running many years in NSE colours, the trains were repainted into 'dinosaur' livery. However, as of mid-2008, all trains had been returned to an approximation of their original LT train red livery; albeit with yellow fronts as per mainline regulations.
In addition, some other units survive in preservation, including cars from the first-built unit, which are preserved at the London Transport Museum Depot in Acton. A driving cab had been preserved at the London Transport Museum (LTM) in Covent Garden, but was not included in the Museum's refurbishment. It was fitted as a driving stock simulator, and was located next to the Museum's driving trailer.
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The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island in England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2--5 miles (3--7 km) off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent.
It is easily accessible from Southsea (Portsmouth) by hovercraft. Several ferry services operate across the Solent: the route from Southampton to Cowes is 10 miles (16 km), Portsmouth to Ryde 3 miles (7 km), Portsmouth to Fishbourne 7 miles (11 km), and Lymington to Yarmouth 4 miles (6 km).
The island formerly had its own railway network of over 88 km, but only one line remains in regular use. The Island Line is part of the United Kingdom's National Rail network, running a little under 14 kilometres from Ryde to Shanklin. The line was opened by the Isle of Wight Railway in 1864, and from 1996 to 2007 was run by the smallest train operating company on the network, Island Line Trains. It is notable for utilising ex-London Underground rolling stock. Branching off the Island Line at Smallbrook Junction is the heritage Isle of Wight Steam Railway, which runs for 5.5 miles to the outskirts of Wootton.
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