2085: *The Last 2009 Stock Tube Train on the Isle of Wight*
@waleedarif67403 жыл бұрын
Too early for predictions but who knows, maybe even beyond that point.
@warweezil28023 жыл бұрын
The recycled D78s will still be running 😂😁
@neiltaylor48973 жыл бұрын
No chance the tax cattle will be culled long before
@TDSWar3 жыл бұрын
3021: the last train running on the isle of wight
@itzniko49123 жыл бұрын
It would be nice if IoW got 67 stock it’s sad they haven’t
@stevenjlovelace3 жыл бұрын
Really good green screen. It almost looks like you've actually been to the Isle of Wight.
@geofftech23 жыл бұрын
thanks Steve! gosh it took a lot of effort in AfterEffect to get the drone shots just right as well .. my animator did a good job though, phew!
@conveyor23 жыл бұрын
The Isle of Wight doesn't exist. It's a conspiracy theory, nothing more.
@buizelmeme62883 жыл бұрын
Plot twist: He is actually been there.
@flibblesan3 жыл бұрын
@@conveyor2 The Isle of Wight is our version of Bielefeld
@stephfh3 жыл бұрын
@@geofftech2 They deserve a raise, as they really seem to know their craft. :D
@mathieumcguire3 жыл бұрын
Some of the steam locomotives running on the Island of Wight Steam Railway are YOUNGER (dating from the 1950s) than the 1938 Stock trains.
@motorcyclerefurbishment81623 жыл бұрын
Mathieu McGuire ...I remember going there late 1950s with my Parents on holiday and travelling on a steam train from Ryde
@o.m.b.demolitionenterprise53982 жыл бұрын
I noticed that when I saw the builders plate on one of the Ivatt. I don’t know how I hadn’t realised it earlier, I guess that was just what made it click.
@MrScoot273 жыл бұрын
As someone from Slovakia, seeing an 82-year-old train in such condition is absolutely staggering. Where I'm from, trains (or carriages) of quarter the age would never be so likeable by anyone, even train nerds as such.
@CreatorPolar3 жыл бұрын
Oh hey I’m Slovak too
@euhm2 жыл бұрын
I'm totally not a train person, but when I visited the island these were fantastic. They were so charming with the very comfy seats, woodwork, single glass windows, ... Everybody who got on those trains started to smile and left with a smile. Sad to see them go!
@matusdolinak66437 ай бұрын
Im slovak too and i relate to ur message.
@InCAdocumentaries3 жыл бұрын
I remember the Standard stock running on the line in the 1970's. In fact, what took up 33% of the space at the end of each unit wasn't the motors. It was the switchgear - electrical stuff. The motors were part of the big front traction bogie, requiring the swept-up chassis which in turn meant too little space for passengers above it - which meant they put the noisy switchgear in that compartment. It clattered and flashed, as the trains accelerated, and sometimes the access door (from the front passenger compartment) was left open and swinging, so that anyone with sufficient curiosity (like me) could wander into the switchgear compartment and watch the relays clacking and sparking. Amazingly dangerous: we're dealing with 600 volts DC here! Those were the days!
@KempSimon3 жыл бұрын
I doubt very much that the traction current at the Shanklin end of the line was supplied at anything like the nominal 630 Volts used on the London Underground. A long-serving Southern Region railwayman told me that, before the electrical supply at Gatwick Airport was improved, the line voltage there would drop from 750 Volts to around 500 Volts at busy times.
@johnholmes9123 жыл бұрын
i remember steam
@kims83633 жыл бұрын
This video is so fabulous. Reminds me of My Grandmother who lived on the island and would have used it as a child, prior to immigrating to SA. RIP Evelyn Reed (Somerville) 1928 -2017 💖 RIP Train 1938-2020
@gigteevee61183 жыл бұрын
Those sunset drone shots of the train on the pier, glowing against the inky water below are some of the most beautiful you've done!
@rogersea65293 жыл бұрын
absolutely BRILLIANT - thanks - the shot of it travelling along the pier in the twighlight with its lights on was something else (12:40)
@cefnonn3 жыл бұрын
It was a lovely shot, I noticed that, too! The wonders of digital.
@lttractiongroup3 жыл бұрын
Following discussions with an SWR representative on the Isle of Wight, we wish to urge people to stay home, stay safe and to not travel to the Island. We are disappointed that we will not be able to give the Class 483 fleet the send off it deserves, but the safety of the amazing Island Line staff, Island residents and ourselves must take priority. We are therefore urging enthusiasts to stay away from Island Line for now and during the final weekend. SWR have suggested that they may take on the idea of streaming parts of that final weekend using their own Island-based staff. Stay safe, everyone, and hopefully we can all enjoy riding on 483006 and 483007 at their preservation homes in the future.
@Tealice13 жыл бұрын
Geoff needs to pin this!
@walkingtheboogie3 жыл бұрын
Good job they aren't all my scraped at least.
@Jimmy_Jones3 жыл бұрын
I would like to see people do everything they can to get there. Bet most routes are cut off now.
@Jimmy_Jones3 жыл бұрын
@@meh276 I wasn't intending on encouraging it. But it would make it an interesting TV show. How to get there when all routes are cut off?
@francisboyle17393 жыл бұрын
@@jongmassey Better one Geoff than the four thousand odd people who have watched this video so far.
@darrenwilson80423 жыл бұрын
I've always loved the Isle of Wight - the ambiance is lovely. So sad I can't travel back there at the moment. Really enjoyed this content
@svvnr3 жыл бұрын
I'm going there next Friday.
@clementpoon1202 жыл бұрын
old train island
@tincanboat3 жыл бұрын
THE sunset shots at the end were fantastic.
@johnfarr11933 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for this, Geoff. Every year (up until recently), me and a few friends would go to the Island for a short holiday (much to the relief of our wives!!) and getting to the pier head and riding those trains to Shanklin was a great part & parcel of the holiday. I'll really miss those old girls. Bless `em.
@amcalabrese13 жыл бұрын
When are you going to Sodor and cover the trains there?
@SK_3PT13 жыл бұрын
🤣
@ListerDavid3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣
@ct17733 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@henrybest40573 жыл бұрын
He's waiting for permission from the Fat Controller.
@chriso27053 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@bobscott11173 жыл бұрын
Born on the Island and lived in Brading for many years. I remember travelling on the steam trains on the Cowes line. My uncle Vic Davies was a guard on the tube trains when they started. One day the driver pulled out of Brading and left him on the platform so he ran to our house and got my father to drive him to Sandown (at great speed) to catch up with the train. Happy days. Now live near Queenstown New Zealand so it was great to see your video. Cheers Bob Scott
@stakebuster3 жыл бұрын
Some beautiful footage towards the end of the hovercraft and train running along the pier, great stuff.
@sirrathersplendid48253 жыл бұрын
Had no idea the Isle of Wight was so modern to have 1938 trains. What a wonderful place!
@RonaldMcPaul3 жыл бұрын
😂
@gingerninja85863 жыл бұрын
Does Thameslink being on the tube map mean that we get another Secrets of... and least used station!
@Wymondhamabbeystation3 жыл бұрын
Ooh hope so.
@CurvedGD3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah
@iowarailfanner10133 жыл бұрын
I think someone else did that
@Wymondhamabbeystation3 жыл бұрын
@@iowarailfanner1013 someone done a secret history but not secrets off and no one done least used.
@erossantis3 жыл бұрын
I think so but only the least used thameslink station on the map
@markg68603 жыл бұрын
Happy memories of a childhood holiday in Ventnor when the old steam trains run all the way to that town. Ventnor suffered when Beeching closed that section in 1966. There has been talk of re-opening, but the old Boniface tunnel now houses water pipes and the Wroxall and Ventnor stations were demolished and built-on. Much of the old track bed is now a footpath/trail.
@KempSimon3 жыл бұрын
The southernmost end of the Island Line closed itself, in a sense. Every year in the early 1960's 2.5 million people used the train service between Ryde and Shanklin but only 500,000 stayed on for the ride through the mile-long tunnel under St. Boniface Down to Ventnor. British Rail's original plan was to pull out of the Isle of Wight completely, but the parlous state of Ryde Pier (the oldest, and still the longest, in the UK) which couldn't take the weight of a double-decker ;bus, meant that the line between the Pier Head and St. John's Road had to stay open. Meaning, in turn, that there was little point in closing the Ryde to Shanklin section as this was the bit which the holidaymakers mainly used.
@mastertrams3 жыл бұрын
If Ventnor was to get it's railway back, there is another, far more complicated and expensive and more prone to delays and far less useful alternative, which is to extend the Isle of Wight Steam Railway to Newport, then re-open the line from Cowes to Ventnor, which if memory serves did not have any obstacles such as a mile long tunnel.
@markg68603 жыл бұрын
@@mastertrams Ventnor Town/Ventnor West closed in 1952, so there'd be a lot more involved in reclaiming land and relaying track, but yes ... at least there would be no tunnel to deal, as with the old Ventnor site (now a small industrial estate).
@Hammondfreak3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this Geoff, the end of an era for the '38 stock in public service. Now, at 74 years old, I still have vivid memories clear in my mind of riding these trains on the Bakerloo and Northern lines in 1950-1960's London before moving to King's Lynn in 1963. I loved the noises they made, the compressors, relays, brakes, the sticky doors, wooden interiors, hanging straps, warm incandescent lighting and even the bouncy ride. Hopefully the Epping-Ongar Railway will bring these back into use and preserve memories of bygone times.
@390h8er3 жыл бұрын
I'm so grateful I went over for a last ride on December 19th just before Tier 4 kicked-in across the SE. R.I.P 1938 stock😢
@TDlovestrains3 жыл бұрын
Not only did geoff bring a great video, he also brought the rain. R.i.p the old tube train. They will be missed so much
@radders2613 жыл бұрын
I had the pleasure a couple of times in the summer, they will be missed. I truely fell in love with the island and am seriously looking into moving there next year. Commuting on the D stock sounds like a bonus.
@hellotherekindsir11373 жыл бұрын
Same here I remember in the summer coming off the hover craft and crossing the footbridge with my nan and grandad and taking the train through the tunnel and getting off at sand down
@camolizard53793 жыл бұрын
Yes they will be missed
@peterwatkins74193 жыл бұрын
I used to love sitting in the little pull down chair or old conductors chair when I was a kid my granddad was a train conductor on these then he left and worked at Upminster depot signal box
@darkgreenambulance3 жыл бұрын
Some of those were left in when the end compartment was opened up for passengers.
@JawTooth3 жыл бұрын
This is a very interesting video. I love the maps also
@natevince31543 жыл бұрын
Hi Jaw Tooth. Somewhat surprised.
@mallamick3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for braving the appalling weather and continuing to keep the camera rolling in bringing to me all the way in Australia, and the general public, a fascinating and unknown historical story about the tubes trains on the Isle of Wight. Keep up the good work.
@andymiller49713 жыл бұрын
I took a ride on this a couple of years ago , brought back memories of my childhood when I visited London to see my grandparents back in the 70s , the bumpy ride and the compressor's whirring away .
@kevmc2913 жыл бұрын
If you think that's bouncy, the standard stock was even worse.
@-Joethefish-3 жыл бұрын
Really wish I experienced standard stock.
@kevmc2913 жыл бұрын
@@-Joethefish- You might get a chance if they finish restoring the one at Acton.
@-Joethefish-3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I'm keeping a close eye on that and the Q38 projects.
@melissavredline12643 жыл бұрын
Those last shots of the train and the sunset with your camera and drone were fantastic. Great work Geoff.
@mookyzook3 жыл бұрын
I was born on the Island and as a schoolboy actually travelled on the Steam trains and can remember when they changed over to the original tube trains. I travelled on these a lot but left the Island in 1981 so I guess I have never travelled on these actual trains. The trams up the pier were running as well as the train when I was a kid and there was the Seagull ballroom at the pier head which had a lot of the sixties bands playing at it. You had a choice between the tram or train to get up the pier although I think if you were getting the ferry (no hydrofoil then) you could get a ticket to Portsmouth or London that included the trains up the pier the ferry journey and the trains on the mainland.
@trainman6653 жыл бұрын
I visited in 2014 and you could still buy tickets that went to London
@UndergroundEric3 жыл бұрын
Some lovely drone footage in here. Great vid Geoff!
@billmurray25253 жыл бұрын
Remember working changing motors and wheels on the 38 stock at Cockfosters depot in the late 60s the seats had real horsehair and springs for a comfortable ride and lovely interior happy memories thanks for your lovely video and sharing 😍
@AverytheCubanAmerican3 жыл бұрын
It’s mind blowing how long the Class 483 has been in operation. Considering it’s been difficult to maintain these trains because of their age it is no surprise that they are being replaced. They had a good run. They will be missed. Also, you made me chuckle when you mentioned that you didn’t go there on All The Stations, that really takes me back. Good times, good times
@kennedyperera3 жыл бұрын
I feel you..
@Whiggism3 жыл бұрын
Hello
@trishamarie64093 жыл бұрын
Going to miss this train next Yr when we nob over for a weekend
@1973ts3 жыл бұрын
Wow, those sunset drone shots are incredible. Nice little tribute to the 38s.
@grapesofwraith10663 жыл бұрын
Absolutely stunning drone footage!
@mattys6553 жыл бұрын
Amazing sunset and a really nice video, thank you Geoff
@Conan5003 жыл бұрын
I think you’ve just moved your drone shots up a notch! Cracking captures! 👍
@ThomasTrue3 жыл бұрын
Longevity apart, the 1938 stock was a masterpiece of art deco design. Living in Edinburgh, sadly I won't get to ride one on the Isle of Wight, but hopefully one day on a preserved railway.
@mrrolandlawrence3 жыл бұрын
apparently epping / ongar are getting one and converting to battery power... for use
@panderjitsinghvv81993 жыл бұрын
Was in the area last October... if I’d known I could have taken a hovercraft to ride 1938 Tube trains I would have.
@olliedann3 жыл бұрын
Lovely drone shots at the end. I used to ride these trains from Morden in the early 90s. Very well heated on winter mornings - would often fall asleep and end up on the wrong Northern Line branch.
@patrickovsiu3 жыл бұрын
Despite having never been to England until 2015, 1938 stock was indeed the _first_ LU stock I took, because I went to IoW before having a more extended stay in London. And D Stock was still around in London back then so it was the 3rd LU stock I was on (92 stock being the 2nd) Oh, and I took the hovercraft to IoW back then.
@erik_griswold3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the work showing the history of the railway on the Island.
@grlscove88583 жыл бұрын
Those drone shots, one of the best videos about this train, Your underrated. I Subsrcibed
@michaelricks16183 жыл бұрын
Fascinating video, Geoff. Especially loved the night-time arial panoramas of the trains on the pier and the rear view of the buffers at Shanklin!. (Vey useful for model making.) I've never ridden the Tube stock on the Island - but I am lucky to have many wonderful memories of travelling in BR green, wood panelled coaches behind pristine Class O2 locos. Oh for that 1950's childhood on the I.O.W. again.
@peterjohnson49323 жыл бұрын
You brought back memories of riding the tube as a child on the Northern line from my home station, Mornington Crescent. For me, the 1938 stock was THE tube train, and always will be. The sunset over the train was such a poignant ending. Thanks Geoff!
@leegregory93 жыл бұрын
I'm an isle of wight resident and tomorrow me and my mate arr going for our final bash on the 38s. Very good video Geoff
@tickertape13 жыл бұрын
This is a sad sad day Interesting story I know a coach refurbisher and he refurbished these for the island line. He said that it really was just what was left over to make them. Hence the strange livery’s. Also that they were really old when refurbished and people were betting they wouldn’t run for 10 or more years. Testament to their workmanship. Also that they are nowhere near the same as they were on the actual tube so it’s not really like it was on the tube.
@simonrees94413 жыл бұрын
A very cinematic experience, glad the sun came out at the end
@MF-fg3cg3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic drone shots!!
@brianscales99123 жыл бұрын
Love the IOW. Great video Geoff. Brought back some great memories of staying on the island and riding the trains.
@GryphLane3 жыл бұрын
Now I'm homesick. Thanks Geoff 👍🏻
@HenrysAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Good to see one final recording of the 1938 stock trains on the Isle of Wight. I did think about going down in earlier December but most of the time it seemed they were running a replacement bus service!
@frankiii91653 жыл бұрын
Two car serie 1938 looks cute. As they will continue to use ex London Underground trains, it won't be matter of time to see the Island line in the Tube map.
@petermikhaylov3 жыл бұрын
The amount of footage made for this video is incredible! Outstanding effort🤩
@angusgtw3 жыл бұрын
They had a good run. Glad I went on them last year, the new trains do look very nice though!
@anniesoernym3 жыл бұрын
Nice to see so many 'old' faces hale and hearty! A wonderful video again, Geoff! Thanks for all the effort you obviously put in your work! Stay healthy and have a merry Christmas!
@b_altmann3 жыл бұрын
Those trains one the Epping to Ongar line would be nice. Back home!
@wordreet3 жыл бұрын
Approximately 40 years back, my new wife and I rode those trains on our way to Ventnor, as we'd decided to take a holiday on the IOW. The train ride was hilarious! So bouncy we thought it might have doubles as a fairground ride. The top deck on the local double decker buses was actually worse! And even more amusing was the ride back after a week or so, as the train ticket collector guy punched out tickets, and then stood a little way down the carriage filling out his log sheet while the train bounced about! He was so used to it that he rode the thing and wrote the thing, while his flexible legs absorbed all the movements and his top half stayed still! It was a skill, obviously, but we were having silent hysterics!!!!!! 🤣
@QuarterMoonRachel3 жыл бұрын
Living in Portsmouth we always looked forward to the ridiculously outdated 38s on our trips over to IOW. Gonna miss the rather rattly ride to the dinosaur museum.
@lauppfrosch3 жыл бұрын
Old trains and a beautyful sunset... ❤️ Love it! ✨
@moritzl70653 жыл бұрын
The drone shot at 12:42 and the music alongside it was perfect. Felt like the ending to a TV Drama or a movie!
@DanLoudShirts3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video and drone shots! Spectacular dusk pier shot!
@SB-km6fp3 жыл бұрын
I love how as Geoff is talking at around 10:30 in the background someone has hung their jacket up and just randomly starts dancing or playing charades.
@arch9enius3 жыл бұрын
Or they are just trying not to be ejected from their seat.
@MrGreatplum3 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed your first trip to the Isle of Wight! Excellent drone footage!
@georgerutherford243 жыл бұрын
Brilliant evening pictures from the Drone 👍
@itstimeforham3 жыл бұрын
Drone footage absolutely fantastic. Nicely done.
@LukeAlfordUKsteam3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant I went to the isle of wight at half term when both 006 and 008 were still in service what a day.
@lachlansrailwayproductions3 жыл бұрын
Hats off to this amazing train for 83 years of amazing service
@EPS_Productions3 жыл бұрын
It's official: one Class 483 will be taken over by the LTTG at the Epping Ongar Railway: More information available here: www.lttractiongroup.co.uk/#/
@yourlocalskoda48603 жыл бұрын
thats nice
@MrMe3453 жыл бұрын
Do they plan to fit them with batteries for running on the EOR?
@EPS_Productions3 жыл бұрын
@@MrMe345 Yes
@MrMe3453 жыл бұрын
@@EPS_Productions excellent, I'll have to head over to see then when they're ready 😁
@nigel00013 жыл бұрын
I had the pleasure of using the trains on the island for the last few months. Nothing quite like riding one of these in the morning to really wake you up lol.
@maxstarn32993 жыл бұрын
This drone footage tho🤩
@murraypalmer60503 жыл бұрын
Beautiful twilight footage towards the end! Great to watch, thanks!👍🏼
@AhhhhhSoul3 жыл бұрын
Geoff - I enjoy your videos a lot. One of my neighbours does house clearance and was throwing some interesting stuff into his skip. One is a little booklet called 'HINTS FOR HANDLING DEFECTS ON 1938 TUBE STOCK TRAINS' - Training Pamphlet No.1 - Not For Publication. Do you want it?
@paulhorner68113 жыл бұрын
Fond memories of the tubes on the IoW as a kid. Many occasions / hours spent on these in the late 60's early 70's...
@Eol669853 жыл бұрын
I'm also a train enthusiasts from Australia.& I must say the UK also has the best trains in the world aswell.
@AlexandraStarr19743 жыл бұрын
I have no idea why occasionally i watch your videos, i am not a train buff, or subscribed to any of your channels, but i do enjoy the odd train journey now and then, and your obvious affection for something most brits absolutely cannot abide (you know, trains, the journey etc), is so sweet and infectious! Plus right now i cannot go too far, what with lockdowns, the covids, old parents who need looking after, your train videos kinda remind me of good times where i went to places without my car, i know it sounds odd but, idk, normality... anyway, happy christmas to you, and maybe one day soon ill sub =) keep it up!
@trainstrainstrains403 жыл бұрын
I will miss these trains, at least 007 is back up and running with 006 & 008. Such a wonderful and unique Line!
@lttractiongroup3 жыл бұрын
007 is currently out of traffic, having failed since its overhaul, 006 is currently providing the service alone.
@trainstrainstrains403 жыл бұрын
Nice 👌
@tashvadj4914 Жыл бұрын
Great film. What a wonderful retirement for the old girls. The people they have carried. The times they have seen. Incredible. After decades in the tunnels it's lovely to see they spent their gentle last years on the seaside. Well earned. Perfect. Never forgotten, nor their kids the great 59 stock. Those were the days my friends.
@robbybobbyhobbies3 жыл бұрын
The Bembridge mentioned here was home to the Bembridge school mentioned in the Mummy ("Bembridge Scholars"). Why does my brain remember this sort of rubbish but not the name of someone I've just met?
@athenahastings11513 жыл бұрын
I love The Mummy and I've never made that connection with the IoW!
@SimonPJohnson3 жыл бұрын
Great footage and superb aerial shots.
@bwaw19723 жыл бұрын
Never had the chance to make it to the IoW and take a ride on the 483. I remember when they entered service. I loved the NSE livery on them, it suited them really well. Thank you for making the video. The evening shots of the 483 on the pier are stunning.
@davidhorton22093 жыл бұрын
Great video once again Geoff travelled on the 1938 stock last year standard gauge roller coaster EMU ride - will miss the stock but having travelled 0n the Marsden vale viva rail trains - i expect the island line will enjoy the upgraded service - i hope the track is sorted though and will try t get to the island to travel on the new trains when circumstances allow
@DavidUKesb3 жыл бұрын
It's such a well used service I'm surprised they haven't extended the line to Ventnor and Newport.
@highpath47763 жыл бұрын
Newport Ryde by bus is quicker than train. Ventor needs a bridge - should never have been closed though
@EllisKearns3 жыл бұрын
currently the old tunnels in Ventnor are being used by Southern water, the old Ventnor terminus is now an industrial estate, the same with Wroxall, the old line is now also a cycle path!
@nsuro803 жыл бұрын
@@EllisKearns I believe that Beeching used the expense of keeping the tunnel open as one of his reasons for killing the line to Ventnor, even though he knew full well that the tunnel would have to be maintained anyway because of the water supply.
@mrAfarts3 жыл бұрын
There’s meant to be an extension to Newport sometime in the next few years apparently.
@EllisKearns3 жыл бұрын
@@mrAfarts personally, I cant see where they would put it in newport for it to be more beneficial than the busses, I believe the old newport station is where curry's is now (if you're familiar with the island)
@andrewblanche60293 жыл бұрын
brilliant even in the rain. Thank you. Very good video!
@danielangelov50703 жыл бұрын
Nice video Geoff
@jillfrancis83803 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. Happy memories of travelling home to the Isle of Wight and taking the train down the pier and sometimes to Shanklin. It seemed to rain a lot then too especially if you had luggage!
@KempSimon3 жыл бұрын
Are you sure that it rained? I thought that the Sun always shines on the Isle of Wight, and that it never, ever snows there!
@jillfrancis83803 жыл бұрын
@@KempSimon Oh yes it does rain and then there was the snow of 1979(?) somebody correct me if I'm wrong, where heavy snow and wind created amazing snow sculptures but in conjunction with roadside hedges completely blocked roads to 2m+ height. Having said that beautiful Summers too.
@Youngnathaniel4493 жыл бұрын
crazy to think they have been running for 82 years
@user-jt1jv8vl9r3 жыл бұрын
I can't get my head around the fact it predates WW2!
@andypreston15243 жыл бұрын
I just LOVE how travelling at 40mph on them on certain parts of this line feels like they're doing about 100mph !!! Gonna miss these old trains..... I hope a set ends up at Havenstreet, even if it ends up being dragged between Wootton and Smallbrook !!!!
@ianmcclavin3 жыл бұрын
@@andypreston1524 I think the plan is to send one to Havenstreet, but as a static exhibit.
@axan50transportproductions3 жыл бұрын
If you ask me,trains in Singapore,where I live,the first few train models from Japan are slated for decomissioning by 2025,after only 26 years in service.
@waleedarif67403 жыл бұрын
The only reason why they carried on is because, it's a line of only a few miles.
@blackpoolbarmpot3 жыл бұрын
The last time I went on an "Isle of Wight" tube train, they still had the 'Standard Stock' running. It would be in the mid 1980's !! Living here in Blackpool, I never get that end of the country....
@JasonCliftJones3 жыл бұрын
Really impressive CGI, as you clearly didn't actually go to Wight ;)
@geofftech23 жыл бұрын
thank you! we went to a lot of work to make it look authentic.
@paulbooth13733 жыл бұрын
I've expected this for a while, as it was inevitable. luckily I've been able to visit the island quite a few times over the last few years and enjoy the experience of riding on these trains. Absolute fun and bouncy madness, about to pass into history.
@ambroiseimbert3 жыл бұрын
Will you do a video about the new trains for the Isle of Wight when they will be introduced? @Geoff Marshall
@mccstuff3 жыл бұрын
Massive nostalgia for me with those trains, reminds me of being a kid & riding those trains on the tube. About five years ago I travelled the Island Line and the views looking out of the window while riding the train were making my brain hurt, the two just didn't go together. It just felt so weird being on a tube train and looking out of the window at the Isle of Wight.
@OneKnifeYeHand3 жыл бұрын
That's exactly how it feels on Staten Island, NYC as well, where converted subway trains run on the last remaining railway line. Feels weird.
@TheTransportHub173 жыл бұрын
Lovely video Geoff and a shame these are going but they deserve a rest after 82 years of service.
@nara73483 жыл бұрын
Amazing video! Sad to see the 1938 stock leave the island Line but it’s good to see that the former District line D stocks which are now D trains will replace them!
@gcljohn3 жыл бұрын
I waved back when you were on the Railcam!
@imstuman3 жыл бұрын
The pier shot at the end of the video was magnificent.
@thomasoates30033 жыл бұрын
The Class 483, 1938 to 2020. Rest in peace.
@mediagirl3 жыл бұрын
Not really a train person myself, I just enjoy this channel... is there anything else passenger train related in a first world country that was used THAT long?
@thomasoates30033 жыл бұрын
@@James_489 Sorry?
@laszlokaestner57663 жыл бұрын
1938 to 2021!
@dennisjeffs42393 жыл бұрын
A long time since I've been to the Isle of Wight but a great video Geoff, the old tube stock have had their day but served a purpose, it's a wonder this service is still running after the Beeching cuts and coverage of the whole island in days gone by.
@maxstarn32993 жыл бұрын
This summer i was gonna go to the Isle of Wight to ride the 38 stock and cycle along the path along the old line from sandown to Newport and cowes. Geoff you probably know but the old platforms are still standing at merstone and Yarmouth which is cool
@SamuelFurse3 жыл бұрын
Magnificent footage of the pier at the end. Excellent!