Former Underground train secured for preservation

[wirewiper]

One of the class 483 former Underground '38 stock trains operating the Island Line on the Isle of Wight has been secured for preservation. The London Transport Traction Group was formed to acquire one of the units after South Western Railway invited offers to preserve them. 

The unit will probably be available for collection in March. The plan is to house the unit on the Epping & Ongar Railway, and for it to be battery powered so it can operate in service without needing to be attached to a locomotive. First though the train will need to be transported from the IoW and restored, which will take money, and the LTTG has started a fundraising campaign.

SWR has told the LTTG that the unit offered will probably be 483 006 or 483 008, both of which are still operational. 

Source: ianVisits www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2020/11/24/isle-of-wight-tube-train-secured-for-preservation-in-london/ 

[wirewiper]

Nov 24, 2020 11:36:29 GMT wirewiper said:

One of the class 483 former Underground '38 stock trains operating the Island Line on the Isle of Wight has been secured for preservation. The London Transport Traction Group was formed to acquire one of the units after South Western Railway invited offers to preserve them. 

The unit will probably be available for collection in March. The plan is to house the unit on the Epping & Ongar Railway, and for it to be battery powered so it can operate in service without needing to be attached to a locomotive. First though the train will need to be transported from the IoW and restored, which will take money, and the LTTG has started a fundraising campaign.

SWR has told the LTTG that the unit offered will probably be 483 006 or 483 008, both of which are still operational. 

Source: ianVisits www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2020/11/24/isle-of-wight-tube-train-secured-for-preservation-in-london/ 

A nice write-up on the preservation effort from the Focus Transport blog: www.focustransport.org/2020/11/island-line-train-be-preserved-by-essex.html

Last day of operation on the Island will be Sunday 4th January. The line is due to reopen on 1st April using the new Vivarail class 484 units. The full 30-minute service will be introduced with the May timetable change. 

[richard]

It's been reported that the last two 483 units have failed and the line is closed and will be replaced by bus unil the 13th December