Sandown Isle of Wight 13th June 2012

            British Railways initially wanted to close all the Isle of Wight railways but when steam finished on the  IOW in 1966 only the line from Ryde to Shanklin was retained and surprisingly electrified with old London Underground 1923 stock running services. This was because the tunnels at Ryde couldn't take standard sized emus. In 1989 the system was "modernised" by replacing the original 1923 units with these 1938 Northern Line sets! These units are the oldest passenger rolling stock operating timetabled services on the National Rail network.

Class 483 electric 128 is on our Ryde Pier Head train while another train arrives, destination Shanklin, at the passing loop at Sandown station. The trains run on a fairly basic twice/hour service but appear to be well patronised. Sandown was once the junction for the Newport line via Merstone which branched off left near the siding. The Down sidings & a coal yard have been replaced by the modern housing on the right.

Note the chrome whistle top left of the driver's door.  They sound just like Thomas the Tank Engine did on the Ringo Starr-narrated TV version and give a very Toy-Town feel to the trains as they whistle their way along!!

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Sandown (show map)

Taken on: June 13, 2012

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Camera: Nikon D300S, f/8.0, 1/250 sec, 35mm (=52mm), ISO 320 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D300S
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	35mm (35mm equivalent: 52mm)
ISO:	320
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	QuickTime 7.7.1
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