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{{Infobox Train
| name = British Rail Class 483
| image = Class 483 "Island Line" train - geograph.org.uk - 1407091.jpg
| caption = A pair of Island Line Class 483s in London Underground livery entering the Ryde tunnel.
| 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
| numberservice = 2 trainsets
| predecessor = [[British Rail Classes 485 and 486]]
| successor = [[British Rail Class 484|Class 484]]
| family = [[British Rail tube trains|Tube]]
| service = 1938-1988 on [[London Underground]]<br />1989-present 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 = 2 coaches
| capacity = 84 seats (2 car set)
| maxspeed = {{convert|45|mph|abbr=on}}
| multipleworking = Within class
| gauge = {{Track gauge|56.5in|allk=on}}
| electricsystem = 630 [[Volt|V]] [[Direct current|DC]] [[3rd rail]]
| 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 being used for nearly 50 years on the London Underground. 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 are 82 years old and still in service as of 2020, making it the oldest passenger train in Great Britain to remain in regular service. They are due to be replaced by [[British Rail Class 484|Class 484s]] from late 2020.
==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>The Old Order Changeth on the Isle of Wight ''[[The Railway Magazine]]'' issue 1061 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|A Class 483 in the 'Dinosaur' livery at [[Ryde Pier Head]]]]
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>Island Line heritage unit set to launch ''[[Rail (magazine)|Rail]]'' issue 443 4 September 2002 page 54</ref><ref>Isle of Wight repaints 1938 Tube stock ''Rail'' issue 584 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|accessdate=6 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120193049/http://www.railpro.co.uk/issues/pdfs/oct05master.pdf |archivedate=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|accessdate=18 September 2007|publisher=[[Island Pulse]]|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223013741/http://www.islandpulse.co.uk/b2/isle-of-wight-island-line-independence/|archivedate=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 A60/62 Surface 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 (train operating company)|South Western Railway]]|date=2017|page=4|accessdate=27 May 2020}}</ref> These trains did receive a fresh coat of paint, and currently bear its logo, along with 'Island Line' written on the side.
===Replacement===
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|accessdate= 19 September 2019}}</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|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001081348/https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/231135.aspx|archivedate=1 October 2019|date=17 September 2019|accessdate=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 been 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|accessdate=11 November 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111085233/https://www.islandecho.co.uk/island-line-disruption-expected-to-continue-into-next-week/|archivedate=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| archiveurl=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|archivedate=16 September 2019}}</ref>
===Preservation===
As these historic units approach withdrawal there has been some interest in the preservation of a Class 483 unit. One preservation attempt (for a full unit) is known to be ongoing, this being administered by a new organisation called the London Transport Traction Group who intend preserving a 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|archivedate=1 July 2020}}</ref> It is known that the Isle of Wight Steam Railway intends to represent the Class 483s in its collection, but full details are not currently publicly available. In 2017, the IoWSR stated in its Strategic Vision document that they intended to preserve some part of a unit as a static exhibit, although this is likely to have changed in the years since.<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|archivedate=6 June 2009}}</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 influx of the first Class 484s for testing later in the year. SWR had already had numerous enquiries from perseveration groups, including the adjacent Isle of Wight Steam Railway. Organisations interested in adopting a soon to be former Island Train will need to show the capacity and financial security to remove and look after the train, as well as an appropriate long-term physical location for the train.
<ref>http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/rehome-a-swr-island-line-train-</ref>
==Fleet details==
{{more citations needed section |date=March 2019}}
Only three of the nine units remained serviceable as of August 2020 the remainder of the others having been taken out of service progressively since April 2000. Of these three serviceable units, only two are currently in service with the third currently under a long term overhaul.<ref>http://www.lttractiongroup.co.uk/the-fleet-in-2020.html</ref> On 29 July 2020 South Western Railway announced that the six extant units would be offered for preservation.<ref>https://www.southwesternrailway.com/other/news-and-media/news/2020/july/after-more-than-80-years-of-service-island-lines-trains-ready-to-retire</ref>
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|style="background-color:#cccccc" class=nowrap |19 Aug 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}}
|style="background-color:#cccccc" class=nowrap |19 Aug 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}}
|style="background-color:#cccccc"|[[Network SouthEast]]
|style="background-color:#cccccc"|Scrapped
|style="background-color:#cccccc"|Scrapped at [[Ryde St John's Road railway station|Ryde St John's Road]], June 2006.
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|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=center|122
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=center|<small>ex-10221</small>
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=center|225
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=center|<small>ex-11142</small>
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" class=nowrap |13 Nov 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}}
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" class=nowrap |27 Feb 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}}
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" class=nowrap |London Transport Red
|style="background-color:#fee7e6"|Withdrawn
|style="background-color:#fee7e6"|Stored at [[Ryde St John's Road railway station|Ryde St John's Road]] since 2008 as a source of spare parts.<ref>{{cite news|author=Daniel Wright||url=https://www.londonreconnections.com/2018/third-ryde-tube-transfer-troublesome|title=Third Ryde Tube: Transfer Troublesome. |publisher=London Reconnections|date=26 March 2018|accessdate=27 March 2018}}</ref>
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|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|483003
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|123
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|<small>ex-10116</small>
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|223
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|<small>ex-11116</small>
|style="background-color:#cccccc" class=nowrap |10 Jan 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}}
|style="background-color:#cccccc" class=nowrap |10 Jan 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=79}}
|style="background-color:#cccccc"|[[Network SouthEast]]
|style="background-color:#cccccc"|Scrapped
|style="background-color:#cccccc"|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-color:#fee7e6" align=center|483004
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=center|124
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=center|<small>ex-10205</small>
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=center|224
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=center|<small>ex-11205</small>
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" class=nowrap|10 Oct 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}}
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" class=nowrap|10 Oct 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}}
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" class=nowrap|London Transport Red
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=left |Withdrawn
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=left |Stored at [[Ryde St John's Road railway station|Ryde St John's Road]] since 2019 as a source of spare parts.
|-
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|483005
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|125
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|<small>ex-10142</small>
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|222
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|<small>ex-11221</small>
|style="background-color:#cccccc" class=nowrap |27 Feb 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}}
|style="background-color:#cccccc" class=nowrap |13 Nov 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}}
|style="background-color:#cccccc"|[[Network SouthEast]]
|style="background-color:#cccccc"|Scrapped
|style="background-color:#cccccc"|Scrapped at [[Ryde St John's Road railway station|Ryde St John's Road]], April 2000.
|-
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=center|483006
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=center|126
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=center|<small>ex-10297</small>
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=center|226
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=center|<small>ex-11297</small>
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" class=nowrap|1 July 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=79}}
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" class=nowrap|1 July 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}}
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|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=left |In service
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=left |
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|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=center|127
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=center|<small>ex-10291</small>
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=center|227
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=center|<small>ex-11291</small>
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" class=nowrap|17 Jun 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=79}}
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" class=nowrap|17 Jun 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}}
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" class=nowrap|London Transport Red
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=left |In service
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=left |Currently approaching the end of a C4 overhaul.
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|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=center|128
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=center|<small>ex-10255</small>
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=center|228
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=center|<small>ex-11255</small>
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" class=nowrap|26 Feb 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}}
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" class=nowrap|26 Feb 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}}
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" class=nowrap|London Transport Red
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=left |In service
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=left |
|-
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|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=center|129
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=center|<small>ex-10289</small>
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=center|229
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=center|<small>ex-11289</small>
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" class=nowrap|10 Jun 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=79}}
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" class=nowrap|10 Jun 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}}
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" class=nowrap|London Transport Red
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=left |Withdrawn
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=left |Stored at [[Ryde St John's Road railway station|Ryde St John's Road]] since 2019 in use as a depot shunter.
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|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|(483010)
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|-
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|<small>ex-10139</small>
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|-
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|<small>ex-11172</small>
|style="background-color:#cccccc" class=nowrap|20 Feb 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}}
|style="background-color:#cccccc" class=nowrap|13 Jul 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}}
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=left |Blue undercoat
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=left |Scrapped
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=left |Most of 483010 was gutted out at [[Ryde St John's Road railway station|Ryde St John's Road]] for spare parts in 2001. The unit has since been 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:Screenshot The Isle of Wight 50.73461--1.16023 12-01-08.jpg|thumb|[[ British rail class 483 on Ryde pier in train simulator.]]
</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 |ref=harv }}
*{{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
|ref=harv}}
==Further reading==
*{{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=11–24 March 1998|p=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]]' |
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{{Infobox Train
| name = British Rail Class 483
| image = Class 483 "Island Line" train - geograph.org.uk - 1407091.jpg
| caption = A pair of Island Line Class 483s in London Underground livery entering the Ryde tunnel.
| 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
| numberservice = 2 trainsets
| predecessor = [[British Rail Classes 485 and 486]]
| successor = [[British Rail Class 484|Class 484]]
| family = [[British Rail tube trains|Tube]]
| service = 1938-1988 on [[London Underground]]<br />1989-present 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 = 2 coaches
| capacity = 84 seats (2 car set)
| maxspeed = {{convert|45|mph|abbr=on}}
| multipleworking = Within class
| gauge = {{Track gauge|56.5in|allk=on}}
| electricsystem = 630 [[Volt|V]] [[Direct current|DC]] [[3rd rail]]
| 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 being used for nearly 50 years on the London Underground. 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 are 82 years old and still in service as of 2020, making it the oldest passenger train in Great Britain to remain in regular service. They are due to be replaced by [[British Rail Class 484|Class 484s]] from late 2020.
==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>The Old Order Changeth on the Isle of Wight ''[[The Railway Magazine]]'' issue 1061 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|A Class 483 in the 'Dinosaur' livery at [[Ryde Pier Head]]]]
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>Island Line heritage unit set to launch ''[[Rail (magazine)|Rail]]'' issue 443 4 September 2002 page 54</ref><ref>Isle of Wight repaints 1938 Tube stock ''Rail'' issue 584 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|accessdate=6 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120193049/http://www.railpro.co.uk/issues/pdfs/oct05master.pdf |archivedate=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|accessdate=18 September 2007|publisher=[[Island Pulse]]|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223013741/http://www.islandpulse.co.uk/b2/isle-of-wight-island-line-independence/|archivedate=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 A60/62 Surface 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 (train operating company)|South Western Railway]]|date=2017|page=4|accessdate=27 May 2020}}</ref> These trains did receive a fresh coat of paint, and currently bear its logo, along with 'Island Line' written on the side.
===Replacement===
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|accessdate= 19 September 2019}}</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|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001081348/https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/231135.aspx|archivedate=1 October 2019|date=17 September 2019|accessdate=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 been 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|accessdate=11 November 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111085233/https://www.islandecho.co.uk/island-line-disruption-expected-to-continue-into-next-week/|archivedate=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| archiveurl=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|archivedate=16 September 2019}}</ref>
===Preservation===
As these historic units approach withdrawal there has been some interest in the preservation of a Class 483 unit. One preservation attempt (for a full unit) is known to be ongoing, this being administered by a new organisation called the London Transport Traction Group who intend preserving a 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|archivedate=1 July 2020}}</ref> It is known that the Isle of Wight Steam Railway intends to represent the Class 483s in its collection, but full details are not currently publicly available. In 2017, the IoWSR stated in its Strategic Vision document that they intended to preserve some part of a unit as a static exhibit, although this is likely to have changed in the years since.<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|archivedate=6 June 2009}}</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 influx of the first Class 484s for testing later in the year. SWR had already had numerous enquiries from perseveration groups, including the adjacent Isle of Wight Steam Railway. Organisations interested in adopting a soon to be former Island Train will need to show the capacity and financial security to remove and look after the train, as well as an appropriate long-term physical location for the train.
<ref>http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/rehome-a-swr-island-line-train-</ref>
==Media==
British rail class 483 are in train simulator as part of isle of wight routes. [[Geoff Marshall]] made a video about that he had not been to the isle of wight when he was on the isle of wight<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpSl5A04kMw</ref>.
==Fleet details==
{{more citations needed section |date=March 2019}}
Only three of the nine units remained serviceable as of August 2020 the remainder of the others having been taken out of service progressively since April 2000. Of these three serviceable units, only two are currently in service with the third currently under a long term overhaul.<ref>http://www.lttractiongroup.co.uk/the-fleet-in-2020.html</ref> On 29 July 2020 South Western Railway announced that the six extant units would be offered for preservation.<ref>https://www.southwesternrailway.com/other/news-and-media/news/2020/july/after-more-than-80-years-of-service-island-lines-trains-ready-to-retire</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Key:
|bgcolor=#f0f0f0|In service
|bgcolor=#fee7e6|Withdrawn
|bgcolor=#cccccc|Scrapped
|}
{| 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-color:#cccccc" align=center|483001
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center |121
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center class=nowrap |<small>ex-10184</small>
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center |221
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center class=nowrap |<small>ex-11184</small>
|style="background-color:#cccccc" class=nowrap |19 Aug 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}}
|style="background-color:#cccccc" class=nowrap |19 Aug 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}}
|style="background-color:#cccccc"|[[Network SouthEast]]
|style="background-color:#cccccc"|Scrapped
|style="background-color:#cccccc"|Scrapped at [[Ryde St John's Road railway station|Ryde St John's Road]], June 2006.
|-
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=center|483002
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=center|122
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=center|<small>ex-10221</small>
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=center|225
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=center|<small>ex-11142</small>
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" class=nowrap |13 Nov 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}}
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" class=nowrap |27 Feb 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}}
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" class=nowrap |London Transport Red
|style="background-color:#fee7e6"|Withdrawn
|style="background-color:#fee7e6"|Stored at [[Ryde St John's Road railway station|Ryde St John's Road]] since 2008 as a source of spare parts.<ref>{{cite news|author=Daniel Wright||url=https://www.londonreconnections.com/2018/third-ryde-tube-transfer-troublesome|title=Third Ryde Tube: Transfer Troublesome. |publisher=London Reconnections|date=26 March 2018|accessdate=27 March 2018}}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|483003
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|123
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|<small>ex-10116</small>
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|223
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|<small>ex-11116</small>
|style="background-color:#cccccc" class=nowrap |10 Jan 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}}
|style="background-color:#cccccc" class=nowrap |10 Jan 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=79}}
|style="background-color:#cccccc"|[[Network SouthEast]]
|style="background-color:#cccccc"|Scrapped
|style="background-color:#cccccc"|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-color:#fee7e6" align=center|483004
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=center|124
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=center|<small>ex-10205</small>
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=center|224
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=center|<small>ex-11205</small>
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" class=nowrap|10 Oct 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}}
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" class=nowrap|10 Oct 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}}
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" class=nowrap|London Transport Red
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=left |Withdrawn
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=left |Stored at [[Ryde St John's Road railway station|Ryde St John's Road]] since 2019 as a source of spare parts.
|-
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|483005
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|125
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|<small>ex-10142</small>
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|222
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|<small>ex-11221</small>
|style="background-color:#cccccc" class=nowrap |27 Feb 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}}
|style="background-color:#cccccc" class=nowrap |13 Nov 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}}
|style="background-color:#cccccc"|[[Network SouthEast]]
|style="background-color:#cccccc"|Scrapped
|style="background-color:#cccccc"|Scrapped at [[Ryde St John's Road railway station|Ryde St John's Road]], April 2000.
|-
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=center|483006
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=center|126
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=center|<small>ex-10297</small>
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=center|226
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=center|<small>ex-11297</small>
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" class=nowrap|1 July 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=79}}
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" class=nowrap|1 July 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}}
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" class=nowrap|London Transport Red
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=left |In service
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=left |
|-
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=center|483007
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=center|127
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=center|<small>ex-10291</small>
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=center|227
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=center|<small>ex-11291</small>
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" class=nowrap|17 Jun 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=79}}
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" class=nowrap|17 Jun 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}}
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" class=nowrap|London Transport Red
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=left |In service
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=left |Currently approaching the end of a C4 overhaul.
|-
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=center|483008
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=center|128
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=center|<small>ex-10255</small>
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=center|228
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=center|<small>ex-11255</small>
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" class=nowrap|26 Feb 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}}
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" class=nowrap|26 Feb 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}}
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" class=nowrap|London Transport Red
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=left |In service
|style="background-color:#f0f0f0" align=left |
|-
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=center|483009
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=center|129
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=center|<small>ex-10289</small>
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=center|229
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=center|<small>ex-11289</small>
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" class=nowrap|10 Jun 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=79}}
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" class=nowrap|10 Jun 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}}
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" class=nowrap|London Transport Red
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=left |Withdrawn
|style="background-color:#fee7e6" align=left |Stored at [[Ryde St John's Road railway station|Ryde St John's Road]] since 2019 in use as a depot shunter.
|-
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|(483010)
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|-
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|<small>ex-10139</small>
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|-
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=center|<small>ex-11172</small>
|style="background-color:#cccccc" class=nowrap|20 Feb 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}}
|style="background-color:#cccccc" class=nowrap|13 Jul 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}}
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=left |Blue undercoat
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=left |Scrapped
|style="background-color:#cccccc" align=left |Most of 483010 was gutted out at [[Ryde St John's Road railway station|Ryde St John's Road]] for spare parts in 2001. The unit has since been 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:Screenshot The Isle of Wight 50.73461--1.16023 12-01-08.jpg|thumb|[[ British rail class 483 on Ryde pier in train simulator.]]
</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 |ref=harv }}
*{{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
|ref=harv}}
==Further reading==
*{{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=11–24 March 1998|p=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]]
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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 influx of the first Class 484s for testing later in the year. SWR had already had numerous enquiries from perseveration groups, including the adjacent Isle of Wight Steam Railway. Organisations interested in adopting a soon to be former Island Train will need to show the capacity and financial security to remove and look after the train, as well as an appropriate long-term physical location for the train.
<ref>http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/rehome-a-swr-island-line-train-</ref>
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+British rail class 483 are in train simulator as part of isle of wight routes. [[Geoff Marshall]] made a video about that he had not been to the isle of wight when he was on the isle of wight<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpSl5A04kMw</ref>.
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