The Last 1938 Tube Trains on the Isle of Wight

The old 1938 Stock Tube Trains that were transferred over to the Island back in the 1990's are being replaced ( by ... newer, older Tube Trains!) so it was time to go for one last ride and soak up the sights and smells, and bumpy ride of the these wonderful old trains.
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Thanks to Rog for use of his photos, you should read his excellent blog on the Isle of Wight and 1938 stock here: hydeparknow.uk/2020/11/29/isl...
Also thanks to Richard Griffin for use of this photos, and Martin Clitheroe for additional drone footage.
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[@JontyLevine]

2085: *The Last 2009 Stock Tube Train on the Isle of Wight*

[@waleedarif6740]

Too early for predictions but who knows, maybe even beyond that point.

[@warweezil2802]

The recycled D78s will still be running 😂😁

[@neiltaylor4897]

No chance the tax cattle will be culled long before

[@TDSWar]

3021: the last train running on the isle of wight

[@itzniko4912]

It would be nice if IoW got 67 stock it’s sad they haven’t

[@MrScoot27]

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.

[@CreatorPolar]

Oh hey I’m Slovak too

[@euhm]

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!

[@matusdolinak6643]

Im slovak too and i relate to ur message.

[@kims8363]

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

[@stevenjlovelace]

Really good green screen. It almost looks like you've actually been to the Isle of Wight.

[@geofftech2]

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!

[@conveyor2]

The Isle of Wight doesn't exist. It's a conspiracy theory, nothing more.

[@buizelmeme6288]

Plot twist: He is actually been there.

[@flibblesan]

@@conveyor2 The Isle of Wight is our version of Bielefeld

[@stephfh]

@@geofftech2 They deserve a raise, as they really seem to know their craft. :D

[@InCAdocumentaries]

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!

[@KempSimon]

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.

[@johnholmes912]

i remember steam

[@adamhenley8295]

Beeching truly was a short sighted bastard 🤯

[@DavidShepheard]

Beeching wasn't actually the person who decided to shut down the railways. He got asked to make a report by the government. And then they let him take the blame for their decision. Episode 12 of #RailNatter, with Gareth Dennis and Dr David Turner goes into detail about the decline of the railways: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2K1oYNrotOsZpI TLDR summary is that it was a mistake to shut down some of those lines...but it was not a mistake to shut down others. "Reversing Beeching" is not necessarily the best thing to do, as early railway lines were sometimes put in to transport goods (instead of service passengers) so we might be better off with railways in different places, if we want to modernise our railway network. What will be interesting, if people focus on reopening the railways that were judged to be uneconomical, is that the most popular closed railways got converted into heritage lines. Would people be happy to give up the Isle of Wight Steam Railway, to get an east to west railway across the Isle of Wight?

[@leafbone1]

He did what he was asked to do, then received payment until his death for taking the crap, in his own words was happy with what he received.

[@johnclarke2997]

@@leafbone1 Yep. It was the Government which cut the railways and blamed Beeching for making the cuts. Many cuts had already started long before Beeching made his report, a report whose outcome was already known before it was written.

[@leafbone1]

@@johnclarke2997 Old Doc Beech got paid a lot of money to have his head above the parapet and take the crap. He mentioned it a few times in interview late in life.

[@simjourneys4100]

@@DavidShepheard yes passing the buck culture

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

Had no idea the Isle of Wight was so modern to have 1938 trains. What a wonderful place!

[@RonaldMcPaul]

😂

[@mathieumcguire]

Some of the steam locomotives running on the Island of Wight Steam Railway are YOUNGER (dating from the 1950s) than the 1938 Stock trains.

[@motorcyclerefurbishment8162]

Mathieu McGuire ...I remember going there late 1950s with my Parents on holiday and travelling on a steam train from Ryde

[@o.m.b.demolitionenterprise5398]

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.

[@rogersea6529]

absolutely BRILLIANT - thanks - the shot of it travelling along the pier in the twighlight with its lights on was something else (12:40)

[@cefnonn]

It was a lovely shot, I noticed that, too! The wonders of digital.

[@390h8er]

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😢

[@lttractiongroup]

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.

[@Tealice1]

Geoff needs to pin this!

[@walkingtheboogie]

Good job they aren't all my scraped at least.

[@Jimmy_Jones]

I would like to see people do everything they can to get there. Bet most routes are cut off now.

[@Jimmy_Jones]

@@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?

[@francisboyle1739]

@@jongmassey Better one Geoff than the four thousand odd people who have watched this video so far.

[@darrenwilson8042]

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

[@svvnr]

I'm going there next Friday.

[@clementpoon120]

old train island

[@tincanboat]

THE sunset shots at the end were fantastic.

[@markg6860]

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.

[@KempSimon]

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.

[@mastertrams]

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.

[@markg6860]

@@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).

[@Hammondfreak]

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.

[@gigteevee6118]

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!

[@johnfarr1193]

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.

[@peterwatkins7419]

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

[@darkgreenambulance]

Some of those were left in when the end compartment was opened up for passengers.

[@tdlovestrains]

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

[@radders261]

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.

[@hellotherekindsir1137]

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

[@camolizard5379]

Yes they will be missed

[@CoversedInThat]

Nostalgia hit hard

[@tonnyyyzzzplays7309]

Ikr

[@CoversedInThat]

Yea

[@bobscott1117]

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

[@andymiller4971]

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 .

[@JAMamation]

Beeching. The very mention of the name sends shivers down my spine.

[@wordreet]

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!!!!!! 🤣

[@stakebuster]

Some beautiful footage towards the end of the hovercraft and train running along the pier, great stuff.

[@JawTooth]

This is a very interesting video. I love the maps also

[@natevince3154]

Hi Jaw Tooth. Somewhat surprised.

[@flatinsixth]

Used to spend most summers on the Isle of Wight as a kid, and always wanted to go on the train, never did so on my 40th birthday, me and my wife spent two days on the Island and used those trains as much as possible !!! The reason we stopped going there when I was young was the rain...! Great video :-)

[@lachlantanseytheii4412]

Hats off to this amazing train for 83 years of amazing service

[@mookyzook]

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.

[@trainman665]

I visited in 2014 and you could still buy tickets that went to London

[@ThomasTrue]

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.

[@mrrolandlawrence]

apparently epping / ongar are getting one and converting to battery power... for use

[@dominicwood3451]

As an Island resident, I have used these old trains many times, and I have the utmost respect for the team who kept these machines in action. Many years ago in the early 2000s, there was a big flood of a 'stream' called Monkton Mead in Ryde, near St John's Road depot where these sets were kept. The flood put many sets out of action but they did eventually get back to service. As an Islander, we go along with the running joke that the Island is 50 years behind the times, and perhaps this is true in some respects. However the 8.5 mile link from Ryde Pier to Shanklin is a vital service, and I am glad that it is being retained. I look forward to travelling on the 'new' trains..!! In all fairness, the old 1938 stock did very well and I suppose it is a tribute to how well built it was in the first place, that it should be still usable well into the 21st century!!!!

[@billmurray2525]

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 😍

[@mallamick]

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.

[@peterjohnson4932]

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!

[@leegregory9]

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

[@frankhaggar6885]

If it hadn't been for this damn virus I would have loved to have bid farewell to these veterans. A first class video :)

[@patrickovsiu]

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.

[@melissavredline1264]

Those last shots of the train and the sunset with your camera and drone were fantastic. Great work Geoff.

[@anniesoernym]

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!

[@nigel0001]

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.

[@grapesofwraith1066]

Absolutely stunning drone footage!

[@kevmc291]

If you think that's bouncy, the standard stock was even worse.

[@-Joethefish-]

Really wish I experienced standard stock.

[@kevmc291]

@@-Joethefish- You might get a chance if they finish restoring the one at Acton.

[@-Joethefish-]

Yeah, I'm keeping a close eye on that and the Q38 projects.

[@fairingfans3575]

This is a very unique island

[@simonrees9441]

A very cinematic experience, glad the sun came out at the end

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

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

[@kennedyperera]

I feel you..

[@Whiggism]

Hello

[@trishamarie6409]

Going to miss this train next Yr when we nob over for a weekend

[@Youngnathaniel449]

crazy to think they have been running for 82 years

[@user-jt1jv8vl9r]

I can't get my head around the fact it predates WW2!

[@andypreston1524]

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 !!!!

[@ianmcclavin]

@@andypreston1524 I think the plan is to send one to Havenstreet, but as a static exhibit.

[@axan50transportproductions]

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.

[@waleedarif6740]

The only reason why they carried on is because, it's a line of only a few miles.

[@erik_griswold]

Thanks for all the work showing the history of the railway on the Island.

[@petermikhaylov]

The amount of footage made for this video is incredible! Outstanding effort🤩

[@UndergroundEric]

Some lovely drone footage in here. Great vid Geoff!

[@1973ts]

Wow, those sunset drone shots are incredible. Nice little tribute to the 38s.

[@michaelricks1618]

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.

[@iankemp1131]

The closedown of the line from Jan to Easter is reminiscent of the similar closure from 31 Dec 1966 to Easter 1967 for the electrification. There were no runaround facilities at Ryde Pier Head in the last few months of steam, hence the "topping and tailing" of a steam train shown in the video. The line from Ryde to Newport and Cowes had already closed.

[@Conan500]

I think you’ve just moved your drone shots up a notch! Cracking captures! 👍

[@GryphLane]

Now I'm homesick. Thanks Geoff 👍🏻

[@zacharysnyder2520]

I don’t know why I find this so enthralling.

[@DanLoudShirts]

Excellent video and drone shots! Spectacular dusk pier shot!

[@LukeAlfordUKsteam]

Brilliant I went to the isle of wight at half term when both 006 and 008 were still in service what a day.

[@moritzl7065]

The drone shot at 12:42 and the music alongside it was perfect. Felt like the ending to a TV Drama or a movie!

[@brianscales9912]

Love the IOW. Great video Geoff. Brought back some great memories of staying on the island and riding the trains.

[@mattys655]

Amazing sunset and a really nice video, thank you Geoff

[@trainstrainstrains40]

I will miss these trains, at least 007 is back up and running with 006 & 008. Such a wonderful and unique Line!

[@lttractiongroup]

007 is currently out of traffic, having failed since its overhaul, 006 is currently providing the service alone.

[@trainstrainstrains40]

Nice 👌

[@MF-fg3cg]

Fantastic drone shots!!

[@Squimple]

I always wanted to catch the tube to Ongar when I lived in London, but to get there by tube, from North London for the then peak hours only service was impossible, I might have to make a visit. I so miss the '38 stock, I was a Northern Line commuter for a while. They are what a proper tube train is to me, with the noises, the quirky doors, sprung seats and openable windows. They were a pleasure to ride, even packed liked sardines during rush hour.

[@jillfrancis8380]

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!

[@KempSimon]

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!

[@jillfrancis8380]

@@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.

[@SB-km6fp]

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.

[@arch9enius]

Or they are just trying not to be ejected from their seat.

[@thomasoates3003]

The Class 483, 1938 to 2020. Rest in peace.

[@mediagirl]

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?

[@thomasoates3003]

@@James_489 Sorry?

[@laszlokaestner5766]

1938 to 2021!

[@paulhorner6811]

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...

[@lawrencerogers576]

I like people who like things, take an interest and put their heart into it.

[@maxstarn3299]

This drone footage tho🤩

[@QuarterMoonRachel]

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.

[@tashvadj4914]

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.

[@grlscove8858]

Those drone shots, one of the best videos about this train, Your underrated. I Subsrcibed

[@bjoernaltmann]

Those trains one the Epping to Ongar line would be nice. Back home!

[@itstimeforham]

Drone footage absolutely fantastic. Nicely done.

[@lauppfrosch]

Old trains and a beautyful sunset... ❤️ Love it! ✨

[@panderjitsinghvv8199]

Was in the area last October... if I’d known I could have taken a hovercraft to ride 1938 Tube trains I would have.

[@georgerutherford24]

Brilliant evening pictures from the Drone 👍

[@MrGreatplum]

Really enjoyed your first trip to the Isle of Wight! Excellent drone footage!

[@stevebrissle66]

Great footage and superb aerial shots.

[@goldcut3281]

I've lived on the island my entire life, and honestly I'll be sad to see them go, just the way they sound, and smell gives me so much nostalgia and memories. Throughout my entire 17 years they've been there, sounding their whistle in the distance every single day without fail, and I will miss them massively. But hopefully the new trains will live on the 38 stocks legacy

[@danielangelov5070]

Nice video Geoff

[@paulhallett312]

Loved the train on the pier in the dark with the lights reflecting off the water.

[@semintus]

Great video. The good news is that 006 is back and is currently the only one running (008 has packed up and 007 despite only a few days back after 3 years keeps breaking down), will be coming back to London to start a new life on the Epping and Ongar railway. Fond memories of this and No 008 in this video when travelling on them in the 1970s as a nipper. Let's hope that 008 gets preserved.

[@frankiii9165]

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.

[@bwaw1972]

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.

[@olliedann]

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.

[@SeanDuffyProductions]

Fantastic video, really glad I managed to make a trip to the Isle of Wight this summer and was able to ride these trains for my first and last time! You really can't describe quite how bouncy they are when they get up to speed, it was like being on a fairground ride! Brilliant stuff.

[@BritishAPT]

Never been on them, wish I could have.

[@jakeytrainspotting1241]

Is that the the british apt

[@lawrenceasznee5036]

same

[@alivinghuman1]

And mw

[@jasperherridge3168]

I've been on them a couple of times, although I'd love to see them stay it is time for an upgrade. They are rickety old things!

[@anteeklund4159]

I can relate

[@kingping7979]

I will miss them :(

[@jameshunt1516]

I remember riding on these trains when I went on holiday to the Isle of Wight in 2008. I enjoyed it. Good times. :)

[@yes0r787]

Really lovely camera work and editing. Thank you for this video and upload.

[@gingerninja8586]

Does Thameslink being on the tube map mean that we get another Secrets of... and least used station!

[@73Ransome]

Ooh hope so.

[@CurvedGD]

Oh yeah

[@iowarailfanner1013]

I think someone else did that

[@73Ransome]

@@iowarailfanner1013 someone done a secret history but not secrets off and no one done least used.

[@erossantis]

I think so but only the least used thameslink station on the map

[@llareggib]

One of my best childhood memories riding this train. Slightly confused why I was getting on an underground train outside London. Although my exposure to trains was very limited at that time having grown up in a non existent passenger train area.

[@joermnyc]

There’s a gag here in NYC about people thinking, “The subway really goes all the way to Jamaica 🇯🇲!” (Since more people know of the island and not the neighborhood in the borough of Queens.

[@OntarioTrafficMan]

@@joermnyc But then how do they get to JFK airport? or the LIRR?

[@paulbooth1373]

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.

[@greatbritishentertainmentl5636]

I've been viewing the Ryde Live Cam over the passed few days just to see the action in the area - fascinating!

[@maxstarn3299]

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

[@gcljohn]

I waved back when you were on the Railcam!

[@murraypalmer6050]

Beautiful twilight footage towards the end! Great to watch, thanks!👍🏼

[@andrewblanche6029]

brilliant even in the rain. Thank you. Very good video!

[@Derecq]

In 2018 I was staying in Portsmouth for a few days and had an evening trip over to the IoW. I took an early evening hovercraft from Southsea to Ryde Esplanade then the Island Line to Shanklin, staying on the train to return to Ryde and catching the last but one hovercraft back to Southsea. All just to travel on a hovercraft and ride the Island Line's 1938 tube stock.

[@KempSimon]

Did you have time to get off at Shanklin, visit the Old Village, wander down through the floodlit Chine to the beach, and have a pint of "Vectis Venom" on the patio of the thatched Fisherman's Cottage pub, whilst the sun went down over Sandown Bay?