483006 approaches Brading on 29 May 2013 with the 2U20 09:38 Shanklin to Ryde Pier Head service. These former London Transport units were built in 1938 by Metro Cammell, and had already seen half a century of intensive use in the capital, before being sent to the seaside for a second career. They have been on the Isle of Wight since 1989, when they replaced even older LT trains. |