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{{Short description|Class of British electric multiple unit train}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox Train
| name = British Rail Class 483
| image = 483008 at Smallbrook Junction in 2020.jpg
| caption = A Class 483 at Smallbrook Junction
| interiorimage = 483006 Interior.jpg
| imagesize = 300px
| interiorcaption = The refurbished interior of an Island Line Class 483 EMU.
| manufacturer = [[Metro-Cammell]]
| operator = [[Island Line (brand)|Island Line]]
| formation = 2 cars per trainset
| replaced = [[British Rail Classes 485 and 486]]
| successor = [[British Rail Class 484]]
| family = [[British Rail tube trains|Tube]]
| service = 1938–1988 on [[London Underground]] (as [[London Underground 1938 Stock|1938 stock]]) <br />1989–2021 on [[Island Line, Isle of Wight|Island Line]]
| weight = {{convert|55|t|abbr=on}} each 2 car set.
| carlength = {{convert|52|ft|3+3/4|in|m|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}
| trainlength = 
| capacity = 84 seats (2 car set)
| maxspeed = {{convert|45|mph|abbr=on}}
| multipleworking = Within class
| gauge = {{Track gauge|56.5in|allk=on}}
| electricsystem = 660 [[Volt|V]] [[Direct current|DC]] [[3rd rail]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Route-Specification-2016-Wessex.pdf |title=Route Specifications 2016 Wessex |access-date=3 April 2021 |archive-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506021757/https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Route-Specification-2016-Wessex.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
| collectionmethod = [[Contact shoe]]
| poweroutput = {{convert|500|kW|abbr=on}} total power per 2 car set.
| depots = [[Ryde Traincare Depot|Ryde depot]]
}}
The '''British Rail Class 483''' [[electric multiple unit]]s were originally built as [[London Underground 1938 Stock|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, Isle of Wight|Island Line]]. This was despite having already been used for nearly 50 years on the London Underground network. The units replaced the even older and life-expired [[British Rail Classes 485 and 486]] units which were introduced in 1967, but were originally built as [[London Underground Standard Stock|'Standard' stock]] units for the [[Underground Electric Railways Company of London|London Electric Railway]] in 1923.

The 483s were 83 years old when they were withdrawn in January 2021; they were the oldest passenger trains in Great Britain in regular passenger [[service life|service]] at the time.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.railmagazine.com/news/network/island-line-bids-farewell-to-icon-of-transport|title=Island Line bids farewell to "icon of transport"|last=Clifton|first=Paul|date=4 January 2021|magazine=[[Rail (magazine)|Rail]]|publisher=[[Bauer Media Group|Bauer Consumer Media]]|access-date=8 January 2021|archive-date=8 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108205655/https://www.railmagazine.com/news/network/island-line-bids-farewell-to-icon-of-transport|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Clinnick|first=Richard|date=4 January 2021|title=Island Line bids farewell to "icon of transport"|url=https://www.railmagazine.com/news/network/island-line-bids-farewell-to-icon-of-transport|url-status=live|website=RAIL|access-date=8 January 2021|archive-date=8 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108205655/https://www.railmagazine.com/news/network/island-line-bids-farewell-to-icon-of-transport}}</ref> That honour was passed to the [[London Underground 1972 Stock]] trains that are still in service on the [[Bakerloo line]] at {{age|1972|6|26}} years old. The 483s were withdrawn on 3 January 2021, with the line closed from 4 January until 1 November 2021 for upgrade works, after which they were replaced by five two-car [[British Rail Class 484|Class 484s]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/18664883.isle-wight-faces-three-months-no-trains-island-line/|title=Isle of Wight faces three months with no trains on Island Line|last=Marriott|first=Alan|date=20 August 2020|work=[[Isle of Wight County Press]]|publisher=[[Newsquest]]|access-date=21 August 2020|archive-date=21 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821190855/https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/18664883.isle-wight-faces-three-months-no-trains-island-line/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=bbcreop>{{cite news |date=1 November 2021 |title=Isle of Wight rail line reopens 10 months after £26m overhaul |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-59117451 |work=BBC News |access-date=2 November 2021}}</ref> Of the six units present on the Island at the time of their withdrawal, all have been confirmed for preservation.

==History==
===Prior to Isle of Wight service===
The trains were originally built by [[Metro-Cammell]] as 1938 tube stock for [[London Underground]]. An initial batch was withdrawn from service in 1973, and they were considered for use on the Island Line (which would not bear that name for another 16 years). However, the under-floor equipment was thought to be a problem, as extensive adaptations would be needed to Ryde Works to allow fitters to access it. It was also felt that the under-floor equipment would be vulnerable to salt water damage on [[Ryde Pier]], especially in bad weather.{{sfn |Hardy |2003 |p=38}}

The last batch of 1938 stock was withdrawn in London in 1985, except for five trains required on the [[Northern line]] between 1986 and May 1988 due to increasing passenger numbers. In 1987, [[Network SouthEast]] (NSE) managers realised that the existing 1923-built {{brc|485}} trains on the Isle of Wight would not be economically serviceable beyond around 1990 and thoughts turned to the future of the line. After closure of the route was discounted, it was decided to purchase and refurbish 1938 stock.{{sfn |Hardy |2003 |p=60}}

In April 1988, [[London Underground]] offered a total of 28 carriages in revenue-earning condition to NSE, joined by three further carriages in May 1989. In addition, between May 1988 and October 1990, four scrap vehicles and nine works vehicles, to be used for spare parts, were taken from LU's [[Ruislip depot]]. While the project's feasibility study suggested that three-car units would be preferred, it was thought that the alterations required to [[Ryde depot]] would be both difficult and expensive. It was instead decided that two-car units would be used, using a maximum of six coaches in any train formation.{{sfn |Hardy |2003 |p=62}} Of the 31 coaches available, 20 were selected for use on the island. These were extensively refurbished between 1989 and 1992 by [[Eastleigh Works]] to ready them for service on the line.

[[File:British Rail Class 483 - door open buttons.jpg|thumb|right|Interior (left) and exterior (right) door open/close buttons retro-fitted to the BR Class 483 units.]]
As well as cosmetic and structural work, significant electrical works were required both to replace dilapidated wiring, and to allow the trains to work from the line's [[third rail]] electrical supply.{{sfn |Hardy |2003 |pp=64–65}}

Eight two-car units were initially refurbished between 1989 and 1990. These units were numbered 483001-008, although only the final three digits were carried on the cab ends. Units were painted in the new Network SouthEast livery, of blue with red and white stripes. The first unit was tested on the [[South West Main Line]] between [[Basingstoke railway station|Basingstoke]] and [[Eastleigh railway station|Eastleigh]] before travelling to [[Fratton railway station|Fratton]] ready for its transfer to the island. Testing and crew training on the remaining units took place on the [[Portsmouth Direct Line]] and [[Shepperton Branch Line]].{{sfn |Hardy |2003 |p=65}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Old Order Changeth on the Isle of Wight |magazine=[[The Railway Magazine]] |issue=1061 |date=September 1989 |page=563 }}</ref>

===On the island===
The first unit, 001, arrived on the Isle of Wight on 5 July 1989 following an overnight [[Isle of Wight ferry services|ferry crossing]] from Portsmouth to Fishbourne. It was delivered by road to [[Sandown railway station|Sandown]], then hauled to [[Ryde depot]] by one of the existing passenger trains. It began test running on the Island Line in the evening of 6 July, before a public launch on 13 July.{{sfn |Hardy |2003 |p=66}}  Regular passenger services using the Class 483 did not commence until October, while the last of the eight planned units did not enter service until July 1990.{{sfn |Hardy |2003 |p=92}}

While it was originally planned to use only eight units, in 1992—two years after the rest of the fleet had entered service—the ninth unit, numbered 009, was also refurbished and transported to the island.{{sfn |Hardy |2003 |p=68}} A 10th unit was also shipped to Ryde depot, although this was for spares only and was never used in passenger operation on the Island. This unit was unofficially given the unit number 483010.

Each unit was formed of two driving motor vehicles, numbered 121–129 and 221–229. The technical description of this formation was DMSO(A)+DMSO(B).

When the units were first introduced, the final digit of the unit number and the final digit of the carriage numbers corresponded, such that unit 001 was formed of vehicles 121 and 221. However, since then, a few rearrangements have taken place to the unit formations.

[[File:2007_1002_IoW_Train.JPG|thumb|483006 stands at Ryde Pier Head in 2007, sporting its dinosaur livery intended to attract tourists to the line.]]
In 1996, with the [[privatisation of British Rail]], the Ryde–Shanklin line became the Island Line franchise, which was won by the [[Stagecoach Group]]. Services continued to be branded as [[Island Line (brand)|Island Line]] trains. In 1999 three units (001, 003 and 005) were permanently withdrawn from service as surplus to requirements, leaving only six units remaining serviceable. In the early 2000s, the remaining units were overhauled and were repainted into a new livery of blue and yellow with pictures of dinosaurs. From 2007 to 2008, all units were repainted into their original [[London Regional Transport|London Transport]] red livery (albeit with yellow warning panels on the cab rather than the original red).<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Island Line heritage unit set to launch |magazine=[[Rail (magazine)|Rail]] |issue=443 |date=4 September 2002 |page=54 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Isle of Wight repaints 1938 Tube stock |magazine=Rail |issue=584 |date=30 January 2008 |page=10 }}</ref>

According to an article in the October 2005 issue of ''[[Rail Professional]]'' magazine, at that time Island Line was paying "an eye-watering £140,000 a year" to lease the trains, meaning that "[s]ince [[Privatisation of British Rail|privatisation]], [[Eversholt Rail Group|HSBC Rail]] has pocketed over £1m for leasing these relics that are effectively worthless."<ref>{{cite journal|last=Randall |first=Chris |date=October 2005 |title=The Rail Professional Interview: Haydn Abbott – Angel Trains |journal=[[Rail Professional]] |issue=103 |page=17 |issn=1476-2196 |url=http://railpro.co.uk/issues/pdfs/oct05master.pdf|access-date=6 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120193049/http://www.railpro.co.uk/issues/pdfs/oct05master.pdf |archive-date=20 November 2008}}</ref> In March 2007, [[South West Trains]] purchased the rolling stock outright from the [[Rail transport in Great Britain#Leasing companies .28ROSCO.29|leasing company]] HSBC Rail for £1.<ref>{{cite web|date=28 March 2007|title='Wagons Roll' Towards Island Line Independence.|url=http://www.islandpulse.co.uk/b2/isle-of-wight-island-line-independence/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223013741/http://www.islandpulse.co.uk/b2/isle-of-wight-island-line-independence/|archive-date=23 December 2007|access-date=18 September 2007|publisher=Island Pulse}}</ref>

Further that year, the Island Line franchise was amalgamated with [[South West Trains]] as part of the new [[South Western franchise]].

===Refurbishment===
The Class 483 trains were last refurbished during 2007;<ref name="London Transport Action Group">{{cite web|url=http://www.lttractiongroup.co.uk/class-483-history.html|title=Class 483 History|publisher=[[London Transport Traction Group]]|author=London Transport Action Group|date=11 June 2021|access-date=5 November 2021}}</ref>
work on the six unit fleet included:
* an exterior repaint into London Transport maroon with cream window pillars
* a retrim of the seat moquette into the same moquette that the [[London Underground A60 and A62 Stock|London Underground A60/62 Stock]] received during their refurbishment between 1993 and 1998
When [[South Western Railway (train operating company)|South Western Railway]] took over the franchise in 2017, it launched a consultation on the future of Island Line services, revealing that only three of the six remaining units were serviceable.<ref name="SWR 2017">{{cite web|url=https://www.railfuture.org.uk/DL1619|title=Developing a more sustainable future for Island Line|publisher=[[Railfuture]]|author=South Western Railway|author-link=South Western Railway (train operating company)|date=2017|page=4|access-date=27 May 2020|archive-date=13 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213220057/https://www.railfuture.org.uk/DL1619|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Replacement===
[[File:484001 and 483009 at Ryde Traincare.jpg|thumb|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]]
On 13 September 2019, South Western Railway announced that because of a "safety issue" only one of the units was able to run, which meant cancelling just under half of scheduled services and running only an hourly service on the Island Line.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://onthewight.com/island-line-halve-number-of-trains-until-further-notice/|publisher=On The Wight|title=Island Line halve number of trains until further notice|author=Sally Perry|date=13 September 2019|access-date=19 September 2019|archive-date=18 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918023521/https://onthewight.com/island-line-halve-number-of-trains-until-further-notice/|url-status=live}}</ref> This reduction in service was by mid-September expected to last for approximately one month, until 14 October,<ref>{{cite web|title=National Rail Enquiries – Service Alteration Details|url=https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/231135.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001081348/https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/231135.aspx|archive-date=1 October 2019|date=17 September 2019|access-date=1 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> but the company warned that the trains' age and increasing difficulty of getting spare parts meant it might take longer. Normal service was not restored for approximately 5 weeks, but further fleet faults brought repeated disruption through much of November.<ref name="Echo9Nov">{{cite news|url=https://www.islandecho.co.uk/island-line-disruption-expected-to-continue-into-next-week/|title=ISLAND LINE DISRUPTION EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK|publisher=Island Echo|date=9 November 2019|access-date=11 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111085233/https://www.islandecho.co.uk/island-line-disruption-expected-to-continue-into-next-week/|archive-date=11 November 2019}}</ref> Just 3 days after the news that only one Class 483 was serviceable, on 16 September 2019 the government announced that the fleet would be replaced by five two-car [[British Rail Class 484|Class 484s]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/uk/isle-of-wight-lines-future-secured-with-26m-investment/54576.article| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916201443/https://www.railwaygazette.com/uk/isle-of-wight-lines-future-secured-with-26m-investment/54576.article|title=Isle of Wight line's future secured with £26m investment|publisher=[[Railway Gazette International]]|date=16 September 2019|archive-date=16 September 2019}}</ref>

===Preservation===
The London Transport Traction Group was founded to facilitate the preservation of a Class 483 unit to run via an on-board power supply on the [[Epping Ongar Railway]] in Essex. On 24 November 2020, the group confirmed that it had been successful in securing a unit, probably 006 or 008.<ref>{{Cite web|title=To Epping via Ryde! What will happen to Island Line's old tube trains?|url=https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/18905928.epping-via-ryde-future-south-western-railways-island-line-tubes/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-09|website=Isle of Wight County Press|date=28 November 2020 |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201231132152/https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/18905928.epping-via-ryde-future-south-western-railways-island-line-tubes/ |archive-date=31 December 2020 }}</ref> It was later announced that both 006 and 008 were going to be preserved by the group.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Project 483|url=http://www.lttractiongroup.co.uk/project-483.html|access-date=2021-06-09|website=LONDON TRANSPORT TRACTION GROUP|language=en|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126033303/http://www.lttractiongroup.co.uk/project-483.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

After problems relating to a lack of space at the [[Epping Ongar Railway]], the London Transport Traction Group announced that Units 006 and 008 will instead be preserved at the [[Llanelli and Mynydd Mawr Railway]], making 006 and 008 the first tube trains to be housed at a preserved railway in Wales.<ref>{{cite tweet |author=LondonTransportTractionGroup |user=TractionLondon |number=1438599093081812995 |date=16 September 2021 |title=The LT Traction Group is delighted to announce that their two ex-London tube trains will soon be at the Llanelli & Mynydd Mawr Railway This believed to be the first time that a tube train will have visited Wales and both groups are looking forward to working together. |language=en |access-date=14 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917192913/https://twitter.com/TractionLondon/status/1438599093081812995 |archive-date=17 September 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |author=LondonTransportTractionGroup |user=TractionLondon |number=1438600875790974978 |date=16 September 2021 |title=@Lachaineduferro At the moment, yes, this is due to a lack space at the EOR being tight. Hopefully once the work is done they might run on the EOR but no promises. |language=en |access-date=14 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917193622/https://twitter.com/TractionLondon/status/1438600875790974978 |archive-date=17 September 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Richardson|first=Adam|date=2021-09-18|title=Ex-Island Line train to carry passengers again - but this time in Wales!|url=https://www.islandecho.co.uk/ex-island-line-train-to-carry-passengers-again-but-this-time-in-wales/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-08|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920022146/https://www.islandecho.co.uk/ex-island-line-train-to-carry-passengers-again-but-this-time-in-wales/ |archive-date=20 September 2021 }}</ref>

It is also known that the [[Isle of Wight Steam Railway]] will be taking on unit 483007 ''Jess Harper'' which had gone under a 3-year overhaul, the last to be overhauled at Ryde traincare depot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iwsteamrailway.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2017-Strategic-Vision.pdf|title=Isle of Wight Steam Railway Strategic Vision|publisher=[[Isle of Wight Steam Railway]]|date=6 June 2009|archive-date=6 July 2020|access-date=6 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706165745/https://iwsteamrailway.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2017-Strategic-Vision.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> It is planned, in the short term, for the unit to be displayed in the 'Train Story Discovery Centre'. It is hoped that in the years to come the unit will be able to run on its own power along the line.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Railway|first=Isle of Wight Steam|date=6 January 2021|title=Preservation of 483007|url=https://iwsteamrailway.co.uk/2021/01/preservation-of-483007/|access-date=8 March 2021|website=Isle of Wight Steam Railway|archive-date=21 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121105624/https://iwsteamrailway.co.uk/2021/01/preservation-of-483007/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 29 July 2020, SWR, the owner and operator, announced that it was looking for new homes for the trains as soon as possible, to make room for the arrival of the first Class 484 units for testing later in the year. SWR had already received enquiries from preservation groups, including the adjacent Isle of Wight Steam Railway. Organisations expressing interest will need to demonstrate the capacity and financial security to remove and look after the train, as well as an appropriate long-term physical storage location.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/rehome-a-swr-island-line-train-|title=Rehome a SWR Island Line train|date=29 July 2020 |magazine=Rail Technology Magazine |publisher=Cognitive Publishing|access-date=24 September 2020|archive-date=18 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918175018/http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/rehome-a-swr-island-line-train-|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Fleet details==
Only two of nine units remained serviceable throughout most of 2020, the remainder having been taken out of service progressively since April 2000. On 29 July 2020 South Western Railway announced that the six extant units would be offered for preservation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=After 80 years of service Island Line's trains are ready to retire|url=https://www.southwesternrailway.com/other/news-and-media/news/2020/july/after-more-than-80-years-of-service-island-lines-trains-ready-to-retire|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813123034/https://www.southwesternrailway.com/other/news-and-media/news/2020/july/after-more-than-80-years-of-service-island-lines-trains-ready-to-retire|archive-date=13 August 2020|access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref> Despite its impending withdrawal, unit 007 received a full overhaul, returning to service on 11 December 2020.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Key:
|bgcolor=#cccccc|Scrapped
|bgcolor=#eaf3ff|Preserved
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan=2|Unit No.
!colspan=4|Vehicle Nos.
!colspan=2|Delivered to LPTB
!rowspan=2 align=left|Livery
!rowspan=2 align=left|Status
!rowspan=2 align=left|Notes
|-
!colspan=2|DMSO(A)
!colspan=2|DMSO(B)
!DMSO(A)
!DMSO(B)
|- style=background:#cccccc
|align=center|483001
|align=center|121
|align=center|<small>ex-10184</small>
|align=center|221
|align=center|<small>ex-11184</small>
|class=nowrap|19 August 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}}
|class=nowrap|19 August 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}}
|class=nowrap|[[Network Southeast|Network SouthEast]]
|Scrapped
|Scrapped at [[Ryde St John's Road railway station|Ryde St John's Road]] in June 2006.
|- style=background:#eaf3ff 
|align=center|483002
|align=center|122
|align=center|<small>ex-10221</small>
|align=center|225
|align=center|<small>ex-11142</small>
|class=nowrap|13 November 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}}
|class=nowrap|27 February 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}}
|class=nowrap|London Transport Red
|Preserved
|Both cars currently at Railway Support Services, Wishaw.
|- style=background:#cccccc
|align=center|483003
|align=center|123
|align=center|<small>ex-10116</small>
|align=center|223
|align=center|<small>ex-11116</small>
|class=nowrap|10 January 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}}
|class=nowrap|10 January 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=79}}
|Network SouthEast
|Scrapped
|Previously stored in a siding near [[Ryde St John's Road railway station|Ryde St John's Road]] as a source of spare parts. Scrapped in April 2000.
|- style=background:#eaf3ff 
|align=center|483004
|align=center|124
|align=center|<small>ex-10205</small>
|align=center|224
|align=center|<small>ex-11205</small>
|class=nowrap|10 October 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}}
|class=nowrap|10 October 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}}
|class=nowrap|London Transport Red
|Preserved 
|Previously stored at [[Ryde St John's Road railway station|Ryde St John's Road]] since 2019 as a source of spare parts. Delivered to Holliers Park, [[Hale Common]], [[Arreton]] for renovation and use as an onsite café on 20 May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Island Line Upgrade|url=https://www.southwesternrailway.com/destinations-and-offers/island-line/island-line-upgrade|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518140334/https://www.southwesternrailway.com/destinations-and-offers/island-line/island-line-upgrade|archive-date=2021-05-18|access-date=2021-07-25|website=Southwestern Railway|language=en}}</ref>
|- style=background:#cccccc
|align=center|483005
|align=center|125
|align=center|<small>ex-10142</small>
|align=center|222
|align=center|<small>ex-11221</small>
|class=nowrap|27 February 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}}
|class=nowrap|13 November 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}}
|class=nowrap|Network Southeast
|Scrapped
|Scrapped at [[Ryde St John's Road railway station|Ryde St John's Road]] in April 2000.
|- style=background:#eaf3ff 
|align=center|483006
|align=center|126
|align=center|<small>ex-10297</small>
|align=center|226
|align=center|<small>ex-11297</small>
|class=nowrap|1 July 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}}
|class=nowrap|1 July 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}}
|class=nowrap|London Transport Red with Island line logos
|Preserved
|Withdrawn from service on 3 January 2021. Preserved by the London Transport Traction Group at the [[Llanelli and Mynydd Mawr Railway]]. Car 226 currently partly in "pseudo" LT condition with a red cab end and mock top marker lights and one side of the car painted completely red due to vandalism which occurred while the unit was at Ryde St Johns Depot  <ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite tweet |author=Llanelli Railway |user=LlanelliRailway |number=1451596212138823683 |date=22 October 2021 |title=It's been a very busy day for us today at the railway with the arrival of 483006 from the Isle of Wight where it begins a new chapter under the care of the @TractionLondon. Thanks to @reid_freight for the very well executed delivery. https://t.co/Pvrdh3UEpj |language=en |access-date=14 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027030150/https://twitter.com/llanellirailway/status/1451596212138823683 |archive-date=27 October 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style=background:#eaf3ff 
|align=center|483007
|align=center|127
|align=center|<small>ex-10291</small>
|align=center|227
|align=center|<small>ex-11291</small>
|class=nowrap|17 June 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=79}}
|class=nowrap|17 June 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}}
|class=nowrap|London Transport Red with Island line logos
|Preserved 
|Named ''Jess Harper'' on 15 December 2020. Withdrawn from service on 3 January 2021. Preserved at the [[Isle of Wight Steam Railway]]'s Train Story exhibit at [[Havenstreet railway station]]. Preserved in London Transport Red with Island Line logos, and vinyl nameplates.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ISLAND LINE TRAIN '007' ARRIVES AT NEW HOME IN HAVENSTREET|date=21 May 2021 |url=https://www.islandecho.co.uk/island-line-train-007-arrives-at-new-home-in-havenstreet/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521162516/https://www.islandecho.co.uk/island-line-train-007-arrives-at-new-home-in-havenstreet/|archive-date=21 May 2021|access-date=21 May 2021}}</ref>
|- style=background:#eaf3ff 
|align=center|483008
|align=center|128
|align=center|<small>ex-10255</small>
|align=center|228
|align=center|<small>ex-11255</small>
|class=nowrap|26 February 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}}
|class=nowrap|26 February 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}}
|class=nowrap|London Transport Red with Island line logos
|Preserved
|Withdrawn from service on 4 December 2020. Preserved by the London Transport Traction Group at [[Llanelli and Mynydd Mawr Railway|Llanelli]]. One car of this set will be converted to run on batteries. Currently still in as Withdrawn condition (Minus a few windows due to vandalism)<ref name=":0" /> 
|- style=background:#eaf3ff 
|align=center|483009
|align=center|129
|align=center|<small>ex-10229</small>
|align=center|229
|align=center|<small>ex-11229</small>
|class=nowrap|10 June 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=79}}
|class=nowrap|10 June 1940{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}}
|class=nowrap|London Transport Red
|Preserved
|In use as a shunter at [[Ryde depot]] since 2016 until withdrawal. Coach 129 was purchased by a private buyer and transported to the [[East Somerset Railway]] in August 2021<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lttractiongroup.co.uk/the-fleet-in-2021.html |title=The fleet in 2021 |website=London Transport Traction Group |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107084950/http://www.lttractiongroup.co.uk/the-fleet-in-2021.html |archive-date=7 November 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref> where it is awaiting restoration by  Cranmore Traincare & Maintenance Services. Externally Restored to LT condition, other car stripped of parts, and in storage at Reid Freight, Longton, as of June 2022.
|- style=background:#cccccc
|align=center|(483010)
|align=center|-
|align=center|<small>ex-10139</small>
|align=center|-
|align=center|<small>ex-11172</small>
|class=nowrap|20 February 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=78}}
|class=nowrap|13 July 1939{{sfn|Hardy|2001|p=80}}
|Blue undercoat
|Scrapped
|An additional unit used for spare parts. Gutted at Ryde depot in 2001 and afterwards scrapped.
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>

File:483008 Ryde Pier Head.JPG|Island Line No. 008 arrives at [[Ryde Pier Head railway station|Ryde Pier Head]], wearing the final used livery based on that of London Transport.
File:483002 483007 Ryde Electric Depot.JPG|Island Line Class 483 EMUs No. 002 and 007 at Ryde Electric Depot.
File: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.
File:Island Line train - geograph.org.uk - 836245.jpg|Dinosaur liveried 483006 at work with Island Line in June 2008.
File:483007 Departing Smallbrook Junction.jpg|Island Line Class 483 No. 007 departs [[Smallbrook Junction railway station|Smallbrook Junction]], with a service bound for Ryde Pier Head.
File:483008 Arrives Shanklin.jpg|Island Line Class 483 No. 008 arrives at [[Shanklin railway station|Shanklin]].
File: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.
File:483007 Shanklin .jpg|483007 ''Jess Harper'' at Shanklin on the final day of the fleet's service for the Island Line
File:483007 at the IOWSR.jpg|483007 ''Jess Harper'' post-withdrawal, preserved at the [[Isle of Wight Steam Railway]]'s Train Story exhibit.
File:Bogie of a British rail class 483 at the IOWSR.jpg|Bogie of a British Rail Class 483 at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway's Train Story exhibit.
</gallery>

== Footnotes ==
{{Reflist}}

== References ==
*{{cite book |last=Hardy |first=Brian |title=Underground Train File: Tube Stock 1933–1959 |year=2001 |publisher=Capital Transport |location=Harrow Weald |isbn=1-85414-235-6 }}
*{{cite book
  |first=Brian
  |last=Hardy
  |title=Tube Trains on the Isle of Wight
  |publisher=Capital Transport
  |year=2003
  |location=Harrow Weald, Middlesex
  |isbn=978-1-85414-276-4
  }}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book|title=Traction Recognition|first=Colin J.|last=Marsden|publisher=Ian Allan|edition=2nd|year=2011|pages=264–265|isbn=9780711034945|oclc=751525080}}
*{{cite magazine|title=Island Line cuts 'tube' fleet to just six two-car units|magazine=[[Rail (magazine)|Rail]]|issue=326|publisher=EMAP Apex Publications|date=24 March 1998|page=13|issn=0953-4563|oclc=49953699}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|British Rail Class 483}}

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