FORMER Island Line Class 483 EMU No. 483004 is the only example of this stock to be preserved on the Isle of Wight, in addition to No. 483007 at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway (RM June p12).
It is located at Holliers Park, Holliers Farm, Hale Common, Branstone PO36 0LT, on the A3056 between Newport and Sandown. This is a retail outlet for island artisans.
The two-car set has been acquired by the owner of the farm and it has no connection with The House of Chilli, as stated elsewhere. That establishment is simply another tenant on the site, as is the Bus Stop cafe in a retired Alexander RH-bodied Leyland Olympian doubledecker.
The cars, DMS(A) No. 124 (ex-LT No. 10205) and DMS(B) No. 224 (ex-LT No. 11205) are being restored to original condition, inside and out, in LT red livery. They are not being gutted and repurposed as catering vehicles as has been suggested, the owner wishing to preserve an iconic item of island heritage.