TIME TRAVELLER
50 YEARS AGO... NOVEMBER 1969
Steam had finished at the end of 1966 and Class 485/486 EMUs (ex-London Underground 1923 Stock) took over on the remaining line from Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin in March 1967. But from November 30, 1969, further rundown saw conductor-guards were introduced on all trains, from which date ticket offices were closed for the winter at all island stations. Despite all that, the line has clung on for
