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Network Rail and South Western Railway (SWR) are set to begin a complex programme of vital maintenance and improvements on Ryde Pier, to keep trains on the Isle of Wight running long into the future.
(Permalink) Island Line Ryde Pier  Ryde Pier Head: Class 483 EMU, of 1938 vintage, departs Ryde Pier approaching Ryde Esplanade heading for Shanklin on 29th August 2013.
 Ryde Pier Head: The 15.41 from Esplanade to Pier Head can be seen over the sea in this view down the prosaically named A3054 in April 2018. The paucity of road traffic is unusual.  Ryde Pier Head: Adams 0-4-4T no 30 Shorwell simmers at the buffer stops at Ryde Pier Head station in the summer of 1961. |
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Ryde Pier's railway track could be shut forever without six months of closure for critical improvements civil engineers have warned.
(Permalink) Ryde Pier Ryde Pier Head: Class 483 EMU, of 1938 vintage, departs Ryde Pier approaching Ryde Esplanade heading for Shanklin on 29th August 2013.
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The redundant tramway on Ryde Pier looks set to be transformed into a dedicated cycle and pedestrian walkway as part of a multi-million-pound package of active travel and public transport improvements announced by the Isle of Wight Council today (Monday).
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