Aaron's Transport Photography 2024:
Due to all of the 483s being out of service with Mechanical issues, Xelabus had to come across to operate Rail Replacements. Here's 547 leaving Ryde Bus Station while heading to Shanklin via all stations excluding Smallbrook. - J15 XEL - 7th December 2020
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Xelabus 552 is parked in Ryde Bus Station after completing a round trip on the Island Line Rail Replacements. - L7 XEL - 7th December 2020
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Xelabus 553 is loading at Ryde Bus Station before leaving on a rail replacement service to Shanklin. - J8 XEL - 18th December 2020
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Once the Island Line closed for upgrade works in January, Xelabus left the Island and were replaced by 6 E400MMC's sent down from Bristol by First. 33940 is seen here parked in Ryde Bus Station. - YX66 WEH - 16th March 2021
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The newest of the buses sent to the Island by First was 36807, it's seen here parked in Ryde Bus Station after completing a round trip on a rail replacement service to Shanklin and back. - YT67 XKA - 16th March 2021
Aaron's Transport Photography 2024:
First West of England 36815 is in Standard Olympia livery. It's seen here heading onto Dover Street while on a rail replacement service to Shanklin via St John's, Brading, Sandown and Lake. - YM17 FKL - 16th March 2021
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3 of the buses sent down from Bristol had Scania chassis'. 36808 is seen here arriving at Ryde Bus Station after completing a rail replacement service from Shanklin. - YM17 FKA - 16th March 2021
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First West of England (on loan to First Hampshire & Dorset) is leaving Ryde Bus Station on a rail replacement service to Shanklin. - YX66 WEH - 31st March 2021
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2 E400MMC's branded for the Portway Park & Ride were sent down by First. Here's 33935 parked at Ryde Bus Station while in between journeys on Rail Replacements to Shanklin. - YX66 WDY - 12th April 2021
Aaron's Transport Photography 2024:
First West of England 33935 is parked in Ryde Bus Station before leaving on a rail replacement service to Shanklin via St John's Road, Brading, Sandown and Lake. - YX66 WDY - 14th April 2021
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First West of England 36807 is parked in Ryde Bus Station while in between journeys on the Rail Replacements to and from Shanklin. - YT67 XKA - 15th May 2021
Aaron's Transport Photography 2024:
In May, the Rail Replacement services were increased to every 30mins as well as a hourly service to Havenstreet. As a result 2 Tridents were sent over by First Solent. Here's 32768 parked in Ryde Bus Station. - WJ55 CTF - 19th May 2021
Aaron's Transport Photography 2024:
First Solent 32767 was the other trident sent over. It's seen here parked in Ryde Bus Station while in between journeys on Rail Replacements to Shanklin and back. - WJ55 CTE - 19th May 2021
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First West of England 36815 is in Ryde Bus Station after completing a journey on the Rail Replacements from Shanklin. It soon moved to the Taxi Rank outside the Station to operate the first replacement of the day to Havenstreet. - YM17 FKL - 19th May 2021
Aaron's Transport Photography 2024:
I tried for 3 months to photo First West of England 33934 but it kept evading me! Eventually I caught up with it in May, seen here arriving at Ryde Bus Station at the end of a journey on the Rail Replacements from Shanklin. - YX66 WDW - 19th May 2021
Aaron's Transport Photography 2024:
To save space in Ryde Bus Station, the Isle of Wight Council reserved a bay in the Coach Park outside the Hovercraft Terminal for the Rail Replacements buses to use when not in use, Here's 32768 in said bay. - WJ55 CTF - 8th June 2021
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First Solent 32763 was over by First for a few weeks while the other 2 Tridents went back for maintenance. These Tridents have since moved to the First Kernow. - WJ55 CSF - 3rd August 2021
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In August 2021, First withdrew from operating the Rail Replacements so Xelabus and Portsmouth City Coaches took over for a few weeks. Here's Xelabus 550 on Quay Road before operating a rail replacement service. - J7 XEL - 11th August 2021
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New to Nottingham City Transport in 2003/4 as their 721, it's moved to Centrebus of Leicester before arriving at Portsmouth City Coaches in 2019. It's seen parked in Ryde Bus Station before operating a RRS to Shanklin. - M600 ELK - 21st August 2021
Aaron's Transport Photography 2024:
Xelabus sent a E200 over for their second spell on Island Line Rail Replacements in the form of 437. It's seen parked in the Ryde Bus Station while in between journeys to Havenstreet. - G6 XEL - 2nd September 2021
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In September 2021, Xelabus and Portsmouth City Coaches withdrew from the Island Line Rail Replacements and passed the baton on to Stagecoach and Coach Event Services. Here's a Mayflower liveried Optare in Ryde Bus Station. - S28 MBC - 5th September 2021
Aaron's Transport Photography 2024:
Stagecoach South sent a few different vehicles over for the Rail Replacements but only one was ever over at one time. The first bus they sent over was 19063 which is seen in Ryde Bus Station before leaving for Shanklin. - 404 DCD - 11th September 2021
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This Mayflower liveried Optare is owned by Coach Event Services. It's seen parked in Ryde Bus Station before leaving on Rail Replacements duties. - S29 MBC - 11th September 2021
Aaron's Transport Photography 2024:
Ex Southern Vectis 1055 is now operated by Coach Event Services, it's seen arriving at Ryde Bus Station after completing a journey on Island Line Rail Replacements from Shanklin. - YN03 DFP - 15th September 2021
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The second vehicle that Stagecoach sent over for the Rail Replacements was 15990. It's seen reversing in Ryde Bus Station while leaving on a rail replacement service to Shanklin. - YN64 XSU - 15th September 2021
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Here's another photo of Ex Southern Vectis 1055 on Ryde Esplanade while operating a rail replacement service to Shanklin. - YN03 DFP - 16th September 2021
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Here's another photo of 1 of the 2 Mayflower liveried Olympus's owned by Coach Event Services. It's seen on Ryde Esplanade while operating a rail replacement service to Shanklin. - S29 MBC - 16th September 2021
Aaron's Transport Photography 2024:
Former Grant Palmer Coaches 153 is now owned by Coach Event Services. It's seen parked outside Shanklin Rail Station while operating the Island Line Rail Replacements. - YN05 GWY - 21st September 2021
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Here's another photo of Coach Events Service's Scania, which spent time on the Island operating Rail Replacements. It's seen parked in Ryde Bus Station before leaving for Shanklin. - YN05 GWY - 22nd October 2021
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Stagecoach South 15993 had recently been repainted into the new long distance livery. It's parked in Ryde Bus Station before loading and leaving on a Rail Replacement service to Shanklin. - YN64 XSX - 26th October 2021
