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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2017 14:52:09 GMT
The third week of October 1985, we are on our honeymoon, we travelled all over the island by tube and bus,but mostly by walking. In this evening photo, with only us on the train, my 6 foot, blonde,green eyed, beautiful 20 year old Swedish wife has just done a somersault using the hanging straps and is just finishing off the landing I see the interior is a very pale green, I remember it as being darker, but never mind. Can you identify the stock from this photo? I can see the very old ornate vent above the end door.
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Post by Chris W on Jan 31, 2017 22:42:38 GMT
This would have been former Standard Stock trains that operated on the line up until 1992. Under BR they were either class 485 or 486: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Classes_485_and_486Without a number, to my untrained eye, I'll be almost impossible to confirm the stock. FYI whilst most have gone for scrap, 4 cars survive at the LT Museum at Acton. The two Driving Motors of which were pilot vehicles, so they never made it to the Isle of Wight. In the long term I understand that the museum would like to restore them.... but there's the Q stock to do first !!!
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