One of our emission-free suite of trains [Vivarail]





Date: 19/11/2020

Has arrived on the Isle of Wight! Such a great day and we couldnt be happier to be part of Island Lines amazing history. Our trains are built using the bodyshell and bogies from the D78s, everything else is new. These trains, the Class 484s, use Island Lines existing 3rd rail and come complete with []


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Vivarail

Has arrived on the Isle of Wight! Such a great day and we couldn't be happier to be part of Island Line's amazing history. Our trains are built using the bodyshell and bogies from the D78s, everything else is new. These trains, the Class 484s, use Island Line's existing 3rd rail and come complete with…

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