eagleeye Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Does anyone know what is wrong with Wight Ryder 2 as she is now out till May 1st Link to post Share on other sites
adicat Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Seems to be enjoying Portchester as she been up here a while. Seems to take far longer than the much larger car ferry annual surveys. Link to post Share on other sites
eagleeye Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 There are problems with her just wondered what they were Link to post Share on other sites
adicat Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 (edited) WR2 having issues again. Portchester shipyard just finished work on Serco tug so she has today gone up the harbour towed by ex butcher boat Carol James to have work carried out. Trant look like they have purchased ex Wightlink staff shuttle boat Yvonne. Edited August 1, 2019 by adicat Link to post Share on other sites
eagleeye Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 Propellor fell off ages ago been an hourly service whilst waiting to go on the ship lift .probaly won’t take long but the waiting was the long bit Link to post Share on other sites
TonyMWeaver Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 She was towed by this afternoon assisted by 2 tugs from Baker Trayte, now on the Syncrolift at Trafalgar Wharf. Image: Anni Ruecroft Link to post Share on other sites
adicat Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Back down harbour so nice quick repair. Link to post Share on other sites
adicat Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 I hear that Vivarail will be supplying 5 "new" 2 coach trains originally built 1978 and being completely refurbished on the Island Line. Funny thing is within the 26m spend is putting back the big mistake that was taking out Bradings double track passing. They will go back to a 30 minute service. The steam railway wants to join the network to St John's Road but there are lots of current obstacles to overcome I believe. Link to post Share on other sites
Millsy Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 The Steam Railway issued a statement a couple of weeks ago confirming that the St John's Road scheme was dead. In my view they would have been misguided to have even thought it was worthwhile. As for the rest of it I do wonder if some thought will be given to demolishing the remains of the old tramway pier before it collapses. It is well over time for the Esplanade 'interchange' to get a facelift it really is getting to look very drab. Most of all though there needs to be some determination to actually collect the fares due. The last times I've travelled no attempt has been made to either check tickets or make sales. Yet it is impossible to buy through day return tickets from many mainland stations to Island Line destinations. Link to post Share on other sites
adicat Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 All stations are to get up to date ticket bending machines and guards will be able to walk all the way through the trains. There is no excuse on a 2 car train not to check all tickets. Link to post Share on other sites
Millsy Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 I know it's a typo but I love the idea of a ticket bending machine but I 'd like a ticket lending machine more 😊 Link to post Share on other sites
WightEagle Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 (edited) If they re opened platform 2 at Ryde esplanade they could also ( in theory) run a 15 min service, run more trains and people will use it! You only have to look at the growth in numbers on other small lines when capacity & frequency are increased to see this. Also, if I was working them I would be greeting the passengers at the pier head onto the train and checking the tickets at the same time.... then it’s just checking and selling to those joining at each station ..... Edited October 2, 2019 by WightEagle Link to post Share on other sites
eagleeye Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 Wight Ryder 2 out today for a battery charge amongst other things Link to post Share on other sites
eagleeye Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 Now Wight Ryder 1 is getting the same treatment Link to post Share on other sites
bekkia Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 5 hours ago, eagleeye said: Wight Ryder 2 out today for a battery charge amongst other things 4 hours ago, eagleeye said: Now Wight Ryder 1 is getting the same treatment Charge? Or Change? Charge seems a little bizarre! Link to post Share on other sites
cvabishop Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Just like cars surely, If yours is laid up then you need to give it a run to keep the battery charged. Unless you have a suitable battery charger of course. But it is also good to give the engine a regular warm up to keep everything working and the oil circulating. So taking the Ryders for a spin kills two birds with one stone. In a marine environment, if you stop using something for any length of time it rapidly starts to deteriorate. Link to post Share on other sites
The Ferry Man Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Maybe like a car? Needs to run to charge them via an alternator? Link to post Share on other sites
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