Island line train to be preserved by transport group in Essex [Island Echo]
Date: 24/11/2020
With the final withdrawal of Island Lines 80-year-old Class 483 trains a little over a month away, the London Transport Traction Group have announced that they^ve successfully secured one of these trains for preservation on the mainland, at the Epping Ongar Railway in Essex.
South Western Railway has confirmed to the group that they will have a unit for preservation, but its not been confirmed which unit - although it is likely to be 483006 or 483008. This is pending a final decision from the Science Museum^s Railway Heritage Designation Advisory Board who are managing the disposal of some of the trains.
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Tags: x Class 483 x London Traction Group x South Western Railway x Science Museum
