Comparing the reliabity of builders
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Zackybong1
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Isle of Wight, last new stock.
The last time the islands railways had any new stock was in 1906 when the Isle of Wight Central Railway Company bought a steam railmotor. A quantity of new wagons were sent by the Southern Railway during the 1920's.
Of the island companies only the Isle of Wight Railway Co regularly bought new locomotives and stock, even they bought only second hand in later years.
During Southern and British Railways days the practice was quite sensibly to use old stock displaced from elsewhere, this has often resulted in the island using the oldest stock or locomotives in service at any particular time, or indeed the last of class or type.
Pete
Of the island companies only the Isle of Wight Railway Co regularly bought new locomotives and stock, even they bought only second hand in later years.
During Southern and British Railways days the practice was quite sensibly to use old stock displaced from elsewhere, this has often resulted in the island using the oldest stock or locomotives in service at any particular time, or indeed the last of class or type.
Pete
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Re: Isle of Wight, last new stock.
But why use old stock? And why use tube stock? Why not use old mainline trains instead?IWCRLY wrote:During Southern and British Railways days the practice was quite sensibly to use old stock displaced from elsewhere, this has often resulted in the island using the oldest stock or locomotives in service at any particular time, or indeed the last of class or type.
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Re: Isle of Wight, last new stock.
Because there is a tunnel just after Ryde Town that is too small for mainline stock.Stooopidperson wrote:why use old stock? And why use tube stock? Why not use old mainline trains instead?
Well, the Ryde Esplanade Tunnel WAS big enough for main-line stock, or O2 0-4-4Ts anyway, however, a slight problem with water was the cause of all problems, namely that the tunnels leaked, and, in spite of the best attempts at pumping them out, BR took the decision to raise the floor to avoid shorting out the DC rail (most of the time), thus precluding the use of main-line stock north of St John's Road. So 1923 stock arrived, second-hand.
I believe a town-centre route will be chosen if the LRT conversion ever occurs. Personally the IoW should become an island railway paradise - a sort of Jurassic Park for trains - oh, it already is!
I believe a town-centre route will be chosen if the LRT conversion ever occurs. Personally the IoW should become an island railway paradise - a sort of Jurassic Park for trains - oh, it already is!