British Rail Class 483

The British Rail Class 483 electric multiple units were originally built by Metro-Cammell as 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. This was despite having already worked for nearly fifty years on the London Underground. The units replaced the even older and life-expired Class 485 and Class 486 units, which were introduced in 1967, but were originally built as 'Standard' stock units for the London Electric Railway in 1923.

British Rail Class 483
A Class 483 at Shanklin 300px The refurbished interior of an Island Line Class 483 EMU.
In service	1938–1988 on London Underground (as 1938 stock) 1989–2021 on Island Line
Manufacturer	Metro-Cammell
Family name	Tube
Replaced	British Rail Classes 485 and 486
Formation	2 cars per trainset
Capacity	84 seats (2 car set)
Operator	Island Line
Depot(s)	Ryde depot
Specifications
Car length	52 ft 3+3⁄4 in (15.94 m)
Maximum speed	45 mph (72 km/h)
Weight	55 t (54 long tons; 61 short tons) each 2 car set.
Current collection method	Contact shoe
Multiple working	Within class
Gauge

British Rail Class 483 Media

• British Rail Class 483 - door open buttons.jpg

  Interior (left) and exterior (right) door open/close buttons retro-fitted to the BR Class 483 units.

• 2007 1002 IoW Train.JPG

  483006 stands at Ryde Pier Head in 2007, sporting its dinosaur livery intended to attract tourists to the line.

• 484001 and 483009 at Ryde Traincare.jpg

  484001 stands next to 483009 at Ryde Traincare Depot, illustrating the difference in loading gauge between the ex-deep-level Tube Class 483 unit and the ex-sub-surface Class 484 unit

• Island Line No. 008 arrives at Ryde Pier Head, wearing the final used livery based on that of London Transport.

• 483002 483007 Ryde Electric Depot.JPG

  Island Line Class 483 EMUs No. 002 and 007 at Ryde Electric Depot.

• 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.

• Island Line train - geograph.org.uk - 836245.jpg

  Dinosaur liveried 483006 at work with Island Line in June 2008.

• 483007 Departing Smallbrook Junction.jpg

  Island Line Class 483 No. 007 departs Smallbrook Junction, with a service bound for Ryde Pier Head.

• Island Line Class 483 No. 008 arrives at Shanklin.

• Class 483 "Island Line" train - geograph.org.uk - 1407091.jpg

  A pair of Island Line Class 483s in London Underground livery entering the Ryde tunnel.

Other websites

Media related to British Rail Class 483 at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website of the operator of Class 483 EMUs Archived 2012-09-13 at the Wayback Machine