Official Island Line income figures don't add up - but the public are being asked to comment on the future of the line - this despite DfT saying it's a problem.
The hotly-debated future of Island Line continues. Here’s the third in a series of exchanges between David Pugh and Nick Finney, the MP's Transport Advisor.
This reader believes something should be done by the Isle of Wight council to improve the first impression visitors have when they arrive in Ryde. He believes the trains and station are tatty and should be improved.
The transport expert has spent four months gathering information and speaking to stakeholders to help inform the council's response to the DfT consultation on the future of Island Line trains.
The comprehensive response by the group campaigning to keep Island Line in the south western franchise has been submitted to the Department for Transport.