Island Line

  • Island Line to remain in rail franchising system after four-year battle

    Island Line to remain in rail franchising system after four-year battle

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    Vivarail trains for Isle of Wight as part of £26m investment by Phil Marsh THE unique Island Line will remain a heavy rail-operated route thanks to an investment worth £26million to cover new trains, a new passing loop, new platform height, and other infrastructure changes.  The news comes at the end of a four-and-a-half year…

  • Island Line Tube stock stored at Ryde pending future disposal?

    Island Line Tube stock stored at Ryde pending future disposal?

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    THE modernisation of the 8½-mile Island Line between Ryde Pierhead and Shanklin should have commenced at the start of 2019 but the Department for Transport extended its own deadline until the end of March to determine what shape the modernisation will take.  When South Western Railway was awarded the franchise it was mandated to propose…

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