Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely, has submitted his response to the South Western Railway consultation calling for 30 minute service and a better ride quality.
Michael Portillo visits the Isle of Wight and travels on Island Line trains as well as the Isle of Wight Steam Railway, before heading to Osborne House. Tune in on Thursday.
South Western Railway have shown a willingness to change the Island Line timetable so that cross-Solent services can do the same to meet the new proposed mainland train times.
The Isle of Wight MP asked whether they'd be money available for feasibility studies to assess the costs and benefits of opening up former Isle of Wight branch lines closed in the 1960s.
Island Line trains are suspended this evening after a fire broke out on the 19.10 from Ryde. Staff have been praised for how they handled the incident.
South Western Railway have now launched their consultation on the Island Line service. A public meeting will be held on 14th December to discuss a community response by campaign group, KILF.
Isle of Wight MP, Bob Seely says he does not believe the planned two-day rail strike has anything to do with the Island and condemns the action of RMT Union members.
Isle of Wight commuters who catch the first catamaran over to the mainland to take the train to London each day say proposed timetable changes by South Western Railway mean they would be late for work.
Red Funnel have put together a fun video showing how Queen Victoria might travel to the Isle of Wight if she were alive today. Complete with Beats headphones, Tinder and SnapChat, watch the video to see how she does it.