483 001 at St John's Road, 1989

Introduction

The photograph on this page of 483 001 at St John's Road, 1989 by Keith Edkins as part of the Geograph project.

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483 001 at St John's Road, 1989

Image: © Keith Edkins Taken: 24 Aug 1989

Looking shiny and new, but in reality 50 years old, the first of the new generation of Isle of Wight stock is ready for duty. Nearly 20 years later the class is still running the line, although this particular unit was scrapped in 2006.

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Image Location

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Latitude
50.723765
Longitude
-1.157016