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'{{Short description|Class of British electric multiple unit train}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Use British English|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox Train | name = British Rail Class 483 | image = 483008_at_Smallbrook_Junction_in_2020.jpg | caption = 483008 at Smallbrook Junction in 2020, a few months prior to withdrawal | interiorimage = 483004 Interior.JPG | imagesize = 300px | interiorcaption = The extensively refurbished interior of an Island Line Class 483 EMU. | background = #891B1C; color: white; | manufacturer = [[Metro-Cammell]] | operator = [[Island Line (brand)|Island Line]] | formation = 2 cars per trainset | replaced = [[British Rail Classes 485 and 486]] | successor = [[British Rail Class 484]] | family = [[British Rail tube trains|Tube]] | service = 1938–1988 on [[London Underground]] (as [[London Underground 1938 Stock|1938 stock]]) <br />1989–2021 on [[Island Line, Isle of Wight|Island Line]] | weight = {{convert|55|t|abbr=on}} each 2 car set. | carlength = {{convert|52|ft|3+3/4|in|m|sigfig=4|abbr=on}} | trainlength = | capacity = 84 seats (2 car set) | maxspeed = {{convert|45|mph|abbr=on}} | multipleworking = Within class | gauge = {{Track gauge|56.5in|allk=on}} | electricsystem = 660 [[Volt|V]] [[Direct current|DC]] [[3rd rail]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Route-Specification-2016-Wessex.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=3 April 2021 |archive-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506021757/https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Route-Specification-2016-Wessex.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> | collectionmethod = [[Contact shoe]] | poweroutput = {{convert|500|kW|abbr=on}} total power per 2 car set. | depots = [[Ryde depot]] }} The '''British Rail Class 483''' [[electric multiple unit]]s were originally built as [[London Underground 1938 Stock|1938 tube stock]] units for [[London Underground]]. They were extensively refurbished between 1989 and 1992 by [[Eastleigh Works]], for use on services on the [[Isle of Wight]]'s [[Island Line, Isle of Wight|Island Line]]. This was despite having already been used for nearly 50 years on the London Underground network. The units replaced the even older and life-expired [[British Rail Classes 485 and 486]] units which were introduced in 1967, but were originally built as [[London Underground Standard Stock|'Standard' stock]] units for the [[Underground Electric Railways Company of London|London Electric Railway]] in 1923. The trains were 83 years old when they were withdrawn in January 2021; they were the oldest passenger trains in Great Britain remaining in regular passenger service at the time.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.railmagazine.com/news/network/island-line-bids-farewell-to-icon-of-transport|title=Island Line bids farewell to "icon of transport"|last=Clifton|first=Paul|date=4 January 2021|magazine=[[Rail (magazine)|Rail]]|publisher=[[Bauer Media Group|Bauer Consumer Media]]|access-date=8 January 2021|archive-date=8 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108205655/https://www.railmagazine.com/news/network/island-line-bids-farewell-to-icon-of-transport|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Clinnick|first=Richard|date=4 January 2021|title=Island Line bids farewell to "icon of transport"|url=https://www.railmagazine.com/news/network/island-line-bids-farewell-to-icon-of-transport|url-status=live|website=RAIL|access-date=8 January 2021|archive-date=8 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108205655/https://www.railmagazine.com/news/network/island-line-bids-farewell-to-icon-of-transport}}</ref> They were withdrawn on 3 January 2021, with the line closed from 4 January until 13 May 2021 for upgrade works, after which they will be replaced by [[British Rail Class 484|Class 484s]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/18664883.isle-wight-faces-three-months-no-trains-island-line/|title=Isle of Wight faces three months with no trains on Island Line|last=Marriott|first=Alan|date=20 August 2020|work=[[Isle of Wight County Press]]|publisher=[[Newsquest]]|access-date=21 August 2020|archive-date=21 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821190855/https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/18664883.isle-wight-faces-three-months-no-trains-island-line/|url-status=live}}</ref> Of the six units existant on the Island at the time of their withdrawal, three have been confirmed for preservation. ==History== ===Prior to Isle of Wight service=== The trains were originally built by [[Metro-Cammell]] as 1938 tube stock for [[London Underground]]. An initial batch was withdrawn from service in 1973, and they were considered for use on the Island Line (which would not bear that name for another 16 years). However, the under-floor equipment was thought to be a problem, as extensive adaptations would be needed to Ryde Works to allow fitters to access it. It was also felt that the under-floor equipment would be vulnerable to salt water damage on [[Ryde Pier]], especially in bad weather.{{sfn |Hardy |2003 |p=38}} The last batch of 1938 stock was withdrawn in 1985, except for five trains required on the [[Northern line]] between 1986 and May 1988 due to increasing passenger numbers. In 1987, [[Network SouthEast]] (NSE) managers realised that the existing 1923-built {{brc|485}} trains would not be economically serviceable beyond around 1990 and thoughts turned to the future of the line. After closure of the route was discounted, it was decided to purchase and refurbish 1938 stock.{{sfn |Hardy |2003 |p=60}} In April 1988, [[London Underground]] offered a total of 28 carriages in revenue-earning condition to NSE, joined by three further carriages in May 1989. In addition, between May 1988 and October 1990, four scrap vehicles and nine works vehicles, to be used for spare parts, were taken from LU's [[Ruislip depot]]. While the project's feasibility study suggested that three-car units would be preferred, it was thought that the alterations required to [[Ryde depot]] would be both difficult and expensive. It was instead decided that two-car units would be used, using a maximum of six coaches in any train formation.{{sfn |Hardy |2003 |p=62}} Of the 31 coaches available, 20 were selected for use on the island. These were extensively refurbished between 1989 and 1992 by [[Eastleigh Works]] to ready them for service on the line. [[File:British Rail Class 483 - door open buttons.jpg|thumb|right|Interior (left) and exterior (right) door open/close buttons retro-fitted to the BR Class 483 units.]] As well as cosmetic and structural work, significant electrical works were required both to replace dilapidated wiring, and to allow the trains to work from the line's [[third rail]] electrical supply.{{sfn |Hardy |2003 |pp=64–65}} Eight two-car units were initially refurbished between 1989 and 1990. These units were numbered 483001-008, although only the final three digits were carried on the cab ends. Units were painted in the new Network SouthEast livery, of blue with red and white stripes. The first unit was tested on the [[South West Main Line]] between [[Basingstoke railway station|Basingstoke]] and [[Eastleigh railway station|Eastleigh]] before travelling to [[Fratton railway station|Fratton]] ready for its transfer to the island. Testing and crew training on the remaining units took place on the [[Portsmouth Direct Line]] and [[Shepperton Branch Line]].{{sfn |Hardy |2003 |p=65}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Old Order Changeth on the Isle of Wight |magazine=[[The Railway Magazine]] |issue=1061 |date=September 1989 |page=563 }}</ref> ===On the island=== The first unit, 001, arrived on the Isle of Wight on 5 July 1989 following an overnight [[Isle of Wight ferry services|ferry crossing]] from Portsmouth to Fishbourne. It was delivered by road to [[Sandown railway station|Sandown]], then hauled to [[Ryde depot]] by one of the existing passenger trains. It began test running on the Island Line in the evening of 6 July, before a public launch on 13 July.{{sfn |Hardy |2003 |p=66}} Regular passenger services using the Class 483 did not commence until October, while the last of the eight planned units did not enter service until July 1990.{{sfn |Hardy |2003 |p=92}} While it was originally planned to use only eight units, in 1992—two years after the rest of the fleet had entered service—the ninth unit, numbered 009, was also refurbished and transported to the island.{{sfn |Hardy |2003 |p=68}} A 10th unit was also shipped to Ryde depot, although this was for spares only and was never used in passenger operation on the Island. This unit was unofficially given the unit number 483010. Each unit was formed of two driving motor vehicles, numbered 121–129 and 221–229. The technical description of this formation was DMSO(A)+DMSO(B). When the units were first introduced, the final digit of the unit number and the final digit of the carriage numbers corresponded, such that unit 001 was formed of vehicles 121 and 221. However, since then, a few rearrangements have taken place to the unit formations. [[File:2007_1002_IoW_Train.JPG|thumb|483006 stands at Ryde Pier Head in 2007, sporting its dinosaur livery intended to atrract tourists to the line.]] In 1996, with the [[privatisation of British Rail]], the Ryde–Shanklin line became the Island Line franchise, which was won by the [[Stagecoach Group]]. Services continued to be branded as [[Island Line (brand)|Island Line Trains]]. In 1999 three units (001, 003 and 005) were permanently withdrawn from service as surplus to requirements, leaving only six units remaining serviceable. In the early 2000s, the remaining units were overhauled and were repainted into a new livery of blue and yellow with pictures of dinosaurs. From 2007–2008, all units were repainted into their original [[London Regional Transport|London Transport]] red livery (albeit with yellow warning panels on the cab rather than the original red).<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Island Line heritage unit set to launch |magazine=[[Rail (magazine)|Rail]] |issue=443 |date=4 September 2002 |page=54 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Isle of Wight repaints 1938 Tube stock |magazine=Rail |issue=584 |date=30 January 2008 |page=10 }}</ref> According to an article in the October 2005 issue of ''[[Rail Professional]]'' magazine, at that time Island Line was paying "an eye-watering £140,000 a year" to lease the trains, meaning that "[s]ince [[Privatisation of British Rail|privatisation]], [[Eversholt Rail Group|HSBC Rail]] has pocketed over £1m for leasing these relics that are effectively worthless."<ref>{{cite journal|last=Randall |first=Chris |date=October 2005 |title=The Rail Professional Interview: Haydn Abbott – Angel Trains |journal=[[Rail Professional]] |issue=103 |page=17 |issn=1476-2196 |url=http://railpro.co.uk/issues/pdfs/oct05master.pdf|access-date=6 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120193049/http://www.railpro.co.uk/issues/pdfs/oct05master.pdf |archive-date=20 November 2008}}</ref> In March 2007, [[South West Trains]] purchased the rolling stock outright from the [[Rail transport in Great Britain#Leasing companies .28ROSCO.29|leasing company]] HSBC Rail for £1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.islandpulse.co.uk/b2/isle-of-wight-island-line-independence/|title='Wagons Roll' Towards Island Line Independence.|date=28 March 2007|access-date=18 September 2007|publisher=[[Island Pulse]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223013741/http://www.islandpulse.co.uk/b2/isle-of-wight-island-line-independence/|archive-date=23 December 2007}}</ref> Further that year, the Island Line franchise was amalgamated with South West Trains as part of the new [[South Western franchise]]. ===Refurbishment=== The Class 483 trains were last refurbished during 2007;{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} work on the six-vehicle fleet included: * an exterior repaint into London Transport maroon with cream window pillars * a retrim of the seat moquette into the same moquette that the [[London Underground A60 and A62 Stock|London Underground A60/62 Stock]] received during their refurbishment between 1993–98 When [[South Western Railway (train operating company)|South Western Railway]] took over the franchise in 2017, it launched a consultation on the future of Island Line services, revealing that only 3 of the 6 remaining units were serviceable.<ref name="SWR 2017">{{cite web|url=https://www.railfuture.org.uk/DL1619|title=Developing a more sustainable future for Island Line|publisher=[[Railfuture]]|author=South Western Railway|author-link=South Western Railway (train operating company)|date=2017|page=4|access-date=27 May 2020|archive-date=13 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213220057/https://www.railfuture.org.uk/DL1619|url-status=live}}</ref> These trains did receive a fresh coat of paint, and currently bear its logo, along with 'Island Line' written on the side. ===Replacement=== [[File:484001 and 483009 at Ryde Traincare.jpg|thumb|484001 stands next to 483009 at Ryde Traincare Depot, illustrating the difference in loading gauge between the ex-deep-level Tube Class 483 unit and the ex-sub-surface Class 484 unit]] On 13 September 2019, South Western Railway announced that because of a "safety issue" only one of the units was able to run, which meant cancelling just under half of scheduled services and running only an hourly service on the Island Line.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://onthewight.com/island-line-halve-number-of-trains-until-further-notice/|publisher=On The Wight|title=Island Line halve number of trains until further notice|author=Sally Perry|date=13 September 2019|access-date=19 September 2019|archive-date=18 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918023521/https://onthewight.com/island-line-halve-number-of-trains-until-further-notice/|url-status=live}}</ref> This reduction in service was by mid-September expected to last for approximately one month, until 14 October,<ref>{{cite web|title=National Rail Enquiries – Service Alteration Details|url=https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/231135.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001081348/https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/231135.aspx|archive-date=1 October 2019|date=17 September 2019|access-date=1 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> but the company warned that the trains' age and increasing difficulty of getting spare parts meant it might take longer. Normal service was not restored for approximately 5 weeks, but further fleet faults brought repeated disruption through much of November.<ref name="Echo9Nov">{{cite news|url=https://www.islandecho.co.uk/island-line-disruption-expected-to-continue-into-next-week/|title=ISLAND LINE DISRUPTION EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK|publisher=Island Echo|date=9 November 2019|access-date=11 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111085233/https://www.islandecho.co.uk/island-line-disruption-expected-to-continue-into-next-week/|archive-date=11 November 2019}}</ref> Just 3 days after the news that only one Class 483 was serviceable, on 16 September 2019 the government announced that the fleet would be replaced by five two-car [[British Rail Class 484|Class 484s]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/uk/isle-of-wight-lines-future-secured-with-26m-investment/54576.article| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916201443/https://www.railwaygazette.com/uk/isle-of-wight-lines-future-secured-with-26m-investment/54576.article|title=Isle of Wight line's future secured with £26m investment|publisher=[[Railway Gazette International]]|date=16 September 2019|archive-date=16 September 2019}}</ref> ===Preservation=== The London Transport Traction Group was founded to facilitate the preservation of a Class 483 unit to run via an on-board power supply on the [[Epping Ongar Railway]] in Essex,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lttractiongroup.co.uk|title=London Transport Traction Group Website|publisher=[[London Transport Traction Group]]|date=1 July 2020|archive-date=25 November 2020|access-date=17 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125072708/http://www.lttractiongroup.co.uk/|url-status=live}}</ref> and on 24 November 2020 the group confirmed that it had been successful in securing a unit, probably 006 or 008.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=London Transport Traction Group Secures Class 483 Unit for Preservation!|url=http://www.lttractiongroup.co.uk/1/post/2020/11/london-transport-traction-group-secures-class-483-unit-for-preservation.html|access-date=24 November 2020|website=LONDON TRANSPORT TRACTION GROUP|archive-date=13 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213220100/http://www.lttractiongroup.co.uk/latest-news--blog/london-transport-traction-group-secures-class-483-unit-for-preservation|url-status=live}}</ref> It was later announced that both 006 and 008 were going to be preserved by the group.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The London Transport Traction Group – Homepage|url=http://www.lttractiongroup.co.uk/|access-date=8 March 2021|website=LONDON TRANSPORT TRACTION GROUP|archive-date=27 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127183644/http://www.lttractiongroup.co.uk/|url-status=live}}</ref> It is also known that the [[Isle of Wight Steam Railway]] will be taking on unit 483007 which had gone under a 3 year C4 overhaul, the last 483 to be overhauled at Ryde traincare depot .<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iwsteamrailway.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2017-Strategic-Vision.pdf|title=Isle of Wight Steam Railway Strategic Vision|publisher=[[Isle of Wight Steam Railway]]|date=6 June 2009|archive-date=6 July 2020|access-date=6 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706165745/https://iwsteamrailway.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2017-Strategic-Vision.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> It is planned, in the short term, for the unit to be displayed in the 'Train Story Discovery Centre'. It is hoped that in the years to come the unit will be able to run on its own power along the line.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Railway|first=Isle of Wight Steam|date=6 January 2021|title=Preservation of 483007|url=https://iwsteamrailway.co.uk/2021/01/preservation-of-483007/|access-date=8 March 2021|website=Isle of Wight Steam Railway|archive-date=21 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121105624/https://iwsteamrailway.co.uk/2021/01/preservation-of-483007/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 29 July 2020, SWR, the owner and operator, announced that it was looking for new homes for the trains as soon as possible, to make room for the arrival of the first Class 484 units for testing later in the year. SWR had already received enquiries from preservation groups, including the adjacent Isle of Wight Steam Railway. Organisations expressing interest will need to demonstrate the capacity and financial security to remove and look after the train, as well as an appropriate long-term physical storage location.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/rehome-a-swr-island-line-train-|title=Rehome a SWR Island Line train|date=29 July 2020 |magazine=Rail Technology Magazine |publisher=Cognitive Publishing|access-date=24 September 2020|archive-date=18 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918175018/http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/rehome-a-swr-island-line-train-|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Fleet details== [[File:CachedImage 1920 1080 POS4.jpg|thumb|483007 on its first day back in service following a major overhaul, 3 weeks before the Class 483 was retired. 483007 is to remain on the Island, and is to be transferred to the [[Isle of Wight Steam Railway]].]] Only two of nine units remained serviceable throughout most of 2020, the remainder having been taken out of service progressively since April 2000. On 29 July 2020 South Western Railway announced that the six extant units would be offered for preservation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.southwesternrailway.com/other/news-and-media/news/2020/july/after-more-than-80-years-of-service-island-lines-trains-ready-to-retire |title=Archived copy |access-date=1 August 2020 |archive-date=13 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813123034/https://www.southwesternrailway.com/other/news-and-media/news/2020/july/after-more-than-80-years-of-service-island-lines-trains-ready-to-retire |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite its impending withdrawal, unit 007 received a full overhaul, returning to service on 11 December 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lttractiongroup.co.uk/the-fleet-in-2020.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=1 August 2020 |archive-date=25 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025051035/http://www.lttractiongroup.co.uk/the-fleet-in-2020.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The last two units were withdrawn on 3 January 2021. All 6 units that are left are due to stay at Ryde Traincare depot until end of March when the engineering works are completed {| class="wikitable" !Key: |bgcolor=#fee7e6|Withdrawn |bgcolor=#cccccc|Scrapped |bgcolor=#eaf3ff|Preserved |} {| class="wikitable" |- !rowspan=2|Unit No. !colspan=4|Vehicle Nos. !colspan=2|Delivered to LPTB !rowspan=2 align=left|Livery !rowspan=2 align=left|Status !rowspan=2 align=left|Notes |- !colspan=2|DMSO(A) !colspan=2|DMSO(B) !DMSO(A) !DMSO(B) |- style=background:#cccccc |align=center|483001 |align=center|121 |align=center|<small>ex-10184</small> |align=center|221 |align=center|<small>ex-11184</small> |class=nowrap|19 August 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}} |class=nowrap|19 August 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}} |class=nowrap|[[Network SouthEast]] |Scrapped |Scrapped at [[Ryde St John's Road railway station|Ryde St John's Road]] in June 2006. |- style=background:#fee7e6 |align=center|483002 |align=center|122 |align=center|<small>ex-10221</small> |align=center|225 |align=center|<small>ex-11142</small> |class=nowrap|13 November 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}} |class=nowrap|27 February 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}} |class=nowrap|London Transport Red |Unknown |Car 225 listed on auction site for sale at £32,000. Fate of other car unknown, presumed scrapped.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/19295601.island-line-train-carriage-surfaces-ebay-32-000-asking-price/ |title=Island line train for sale on ebay |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517202013/https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/19295601.island-line-train-carriage-surfaces-ebay-32-000-asking-price/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- style=background:#cccccc |align=center|483003 |align=center|123 |align=center|<small>ex-10116</small> |align=center|223 |align=center|<small>ex-11116</small> |class=nowrap|10 January 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}} |class=nowrap|10 January 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=79}} |Network SouthEast |Scrapped |Previously stored in a siding near [[Ryde St John's Road railway station|Ryde St John's Road]] as a source of spare parts. Scrapped in April 2000. |- style=background:#fee7e6 |align=center|483004 |align=center|124 |align=center|<small>ex-10205</small> |align=center|224 |align=center|<small>ex-11205</small> |class=nowrap|10 October 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}} |class=nowrap|10 October 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}} |class=nowrap|London Transport Red |Withdrawn |Stored at [[Ryde St John's Road railway station|Ryde St John's Road]] since 2019 as a source of spare parts. |- style=background:#cccccc |align=center|483005 |align=center|125 |align=center|<small>ex-10142</small> |align=center|222 |align=center|<small>ex-11221</small> |class=nowrap|27 February 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}} |class=nowrap|13 November 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}} |class=nowrap|Network SouthEast |Scrapped |Scrapped at [[Ryde St John's Road railway station|Ryde St John's Road]] in April 2000. |- style=background:#eaf3ff |align=center|483006 |align=center|126 |align=center|<small>ex-10297</small> |align=center|226 |align=center|<small>ex-11297</small> |class=nowrap|1 July 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}} |class=nowrap|1 July 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}} |class=nowrap|London Transport Red with Island line logos |Withdrawn |Withdrawn from service on 3 January 2021. To be preserved by the London Transport Traction Group.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lttractiongroup.co.uk/the-fleet-in-2020.html#/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=1 August 2020 |archive-date=25 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025051035/http://www.lttractiongroup.co.uk/the-fleet-in-2020.html#/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- style=background:#eaf3ff |align=center|483007 |align=center|127 |align=center|<small>ex-10291</small> |align=center|227 |align=center|<small>ex-11291</small> |class=nowrap|17 June 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=79}} |class=nowrap|17 June 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}} |class=nowrap|London Transport Red with Island line logos |Preserved |Named 'Jess Harper' 15 December 2020. Withdrawn from service on 3 January 2021.Preserved at the [[Isle of Wight Steam Railway]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.islandecho.co.uk/island-line-train-007-arrives-at-new-home-in-havenstreet/?fbclid=IwAR2Mhyj5elNjdqo_neEHCLwK-mGLpCK-HDNrINuwgtBf5rUaN3cQ7rL6zDY |title=Archived copy |access-date=21 May 2021 |archive-date=21 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521162516/https://www.islandecho.co.uk/island-line-train-007-arrives-at-new-home-in-havenstreet/?fbclid=IwAR2Mhyj5elNjdqo_neEHCLwK-mGLpCK-HDNrINuwgtBf5rUaN3cQ7rL6zDY |url-status=live }}</ref> |- style=background:#eaf3ff |align=center|483008 |align=center|128 |align=center|<small>ex-10255</small> |align=center|228 |align=center|<small>ex-11255</small> |class=nowrap|26 February 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}} |class=nowrap|26 February 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}} |class=nowrap|London Transport Red with Island line logos |Withdrawn |Withdrawn from service on 4 December 2020. To be preserved by the London Transport Traction Group.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lttractiongroup.co.uk/the-fleet-in-2020.html#/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=1 August 2020 |archive-date=25 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025051035/http://www.lttractiongroup.co.uk/the-fleet-in-2020.html#/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- style=background:#fee7e6 |align=center|483009 |align=center|129 |align=center|<small>ex-10289</small> |align=center|229 |align=center|<small>ex-11289</small> |class=nowrap|10 June 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=79}} |class=nowrap|10 June 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}} |class=nowrap|London Transport Red |Withdrawn |In use as a shunter at [[Ryde depot]] since 2016 until withdrawal. |- style=background:#cccccc |align=center|(483010) |align=center|- |align=center|<small>ex-10139</small> |align=center|- |align=center|<small>ex-11172</small> |class=nowrap|20 February 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}} |class=nowrap|13 July 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}} |Blue undercoat |Scrapped |An additional unit used for spare parts. Gutted at Ryde depot in 2001 and afterwards scrapped. |} ==Gallery== <gallery> File:483008 Ryde Pier Head.JPG|Island Line No. 008 arrives at [[Ryde Pier Head railway station|Ryde Pier Head]], wearing the currently used livery based on that of London Transport. File:483002 483007 Ryde Electric Depot.JPG|Island Line Class 483 EMUs No. 002 and 007 at Ryde Electric Depot. File:483 001 at St John's Road, 1989 - geograph.org.uk - 790855.jpg|Class 483 unit No. 001 on display at Ryde depot in 1989, shortly after transfer to the Isle of Wight. It carries British Rail's [[Network SouthEast]] livery. File:Island Line train - geograph.org.uk - 836245.jpg|Dinosaur liveried 483006 at work with Island Line in June 2008. File:483007 Departing Smallbrook Junction.jpg|Island Line Class 483 No. 007 departs [[Smallbrook Junction railway station|Smallbrook Junction]], with a service bound for Ryde Pier Head. File:483008 Arrives Shanklin.jpg|Island Line Class 483 No. 008 arrives at [[Shanklin railway station|Shanklin]]. File:Class 483 "Island Line" train - geograph.org.uk - 1407091.jpg|A pair of Island Line Class 483s in London Underground livery entering the Ryde tunnel. File:483007 Shanklin .jpg|483007 at Shanklin on the final day of the fleet's service for the Island Line </gallery> == Footnotes == {{Reflist}} == References == *{{cite book |last=Hardy |first=Brian |title=Underground Train File: Tube Stock 1933–1959 |year=2001 |publisher=Capital Transport |location=Harrow Weald |isbn=1-85414-235-6 }} *{{cite book |first=Brian |last=Hardy |title=Tube Trains on the Isle of Wight |publisher=Capital Transport |year=2003 |location=Harrow Weald, Middlesex |isbn=978-1-85414-276-4 }} ==Further reading== *{{cite book|title=Traction Recognition|first=Colin J.|last=Marsden|publisher=Ian Allan|edition=2nd|year=2011|pages=264-265|isbn=9780711034945|oclc=751525080}} *{{cite magazine|title=Island Line cuts 'tube' fleet to just six two-car units|magazine=[[Rail (magazine)|Rail]]|issue=326|publisher=EMAP Apex Publications|date=24 March 1998|page=13|issn=0953-4563|oclc=49953699}} ==External links== {{Commons category|British Rail Class 483}} * [https://www.southwesternrailway.com/destinations-and-offers/island-line Official website of the operator of Class 483 EMUs] {{Island Line Navbox}} {{British Rail EMU}} [[Category:British Rail electric multiple units|483]] [[Category:Train-related introductions in 1989]] [[Category:Train-related introductions in 1938]] [[Category:Rail transport on the Isle of Wight]]'