RAILSCOT | Isle of Wight transformation gets underway [Railway Gazette]

Isle of Wight transformation gets underway [Railway Gazette]

Date: 20/08/2020

South Western Railway has revealed the first of the Class 484 electric multiple-units which Vivarail is producing for the Island Line on the Isle of Wight, and has announced the dates of a major blockade of the 137 km line when engineering works are to be undertaken in advance.

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UK: South Western Railway has revealed the first of the Class 484 electric multiple-units which Vivarail is producing for the Island Line on the Isle of Wight, and has announced the dates of a major blockade of the 137 km line when engineering works are to be ...

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