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Councillors from Shanklin to Ryde have been asked to support the Keep Island Line Franchise Campaign. Residents are reminded of the public meeting being held from 7.30pm on Tuesday 11th August at Shanklin Theatre.
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The MP says, "it is very unhelpful that some people are trying to make this a political issue."
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Leader of the Isle of Wight council states his focus has been to see how the franchise can be retained and says he has been taking positive steps to this end.
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A new pressure group has been set up to help secure the future of the Island Line train service with a sustainable, reliable and viable service for the duration of the next franchise period.
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The Bus and Rail Users' Group say it's wholly unrealistic and impractical to expect that a local community group could manage or afford to run Island Line long-term with its track maintenance and rolling stock liabilities.
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In an seemingly-angry statement about Island Line, Andrew Turner lashes out at the council and accuses others of 'living in cloud-cuckoo land.'
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Speaking on the Island Line debate, Cllr Dave Stewart says keeping things as they are, would be doing the Island Tourism and Economy a dis-service and shows a poverty of ambition for the Island.
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Under the pressure of growing opposition to his idea of the 'community' taking over and running the only railway service on the Isle of Wight. Andrew Turner has been forced to respond.
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There's a growing concern that the vital-for-some Island Line might wither and die. Sadly, this news won't give any comfort.
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Hurrah for Islandline staff. It's just been confirmed they will not be taking part in national rail strikes hitting the UK later this week and next.
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Very sad circumstances (witnessed and described by an OnTheWight reader) led to considerable disruption on the Portsmouth - Waterloo line yesterday. We've got a large selection of photos showing the huge crowd of commuters stuck at Waterloo last night.
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Harking back to a more glamourous time, Island Line are bringing a 'Buffet car' to their Shanklin to Ryde train service this morning to say 'Thank you' for passengers' patience during the ten weeks of engineering.
