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Tony Polson wrote:

Charles Ellson wrote:

A stock is out of gauge for the mainland anyway.


But that doesn't stop it being delivered by road!

The final leg from the mainland has to be by road anyway, so why not use
road all the way from Acton Works?


IIRC the tube stock was delivered by rail to Eastleigh and then by road,
utilising the Wightlink ferries from Camber Dock in Portsmouth.

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