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Cllr Dave Stewart chose not to support the full council motion to keep Island Line within the franchise, so others are asking why he’s still invited to attend a meeting with the Department for Transport next Tuesday.
Island Line Trains
Island Line Trains are the Isle of Wight’s only commercial rail provider.
The service runs from Ryde Pier head in the north of the Island, to Shanklin towards the south.
It’s a vital lifeline, providing a swift connection to means to exit to the Mainland, via the FastCat or Hover.
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The last in the recent flurry of emails between David Pugh and Nicholas Finney, the Isle of Wight MP's transport advisor.
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Campaign group says the transport Taskforce been used “to give false legitimacy to the ambitions of those who wish to take Island Line out of the franchise”.
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Those campaigning to keep Island Line within the South West franchise will be spitting out their cornflakes at the breakfast table when they read the Department for Transport's proposals for the line.
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Although Island Line will remain in the next Franchise, the government expects bidders to help sustain the line while suggesting ideas to turn it into a separate and self-sustaining business during the life of the franchise.
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Members of the Keep Island Line in Franchise shares their responses to the Dept for Transport proposal re the future of Island Line trains.
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Government announcement threatens beginning of the end for Island Line, Labour warns.
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Andrew Turner has said the current position of the Council on an Infrastructure Taskforce needs to be made clear.
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The Island Line trains team were presented with an award for outstanding teamwork on the project to repair the network following a landslide and subsidence.
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A just-unearthed letter from the Island’s MP to a transport Minister back in March exposes a revelation about his wishes for Island Line say KILF. OnTheWight have put this to Andrew Turner.
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You should read the eight-page letter from The Keep Island Line in Franchise (KILF) group to minister Claire Perry and see why they believe the Island is being treated differently to other parts of the country.
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Christopher Garnett OBE has offered his services free to charge to help the council over Island Line. He was the Chairman and Chief Executive of Great North Eastern Railways for ten years and a board member for Transport for London for six years.
