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Delivery Of Isle Of Wight's New Island Line Trains Delayed
By Jamie White
The roll-out of new Island Line trains on the Isle of Wight has been delayed by around six weeks.
South Western Railway (SWR) has said that the coronavirus pandemic has led to unforeseen challenges to the delivery of the £26m Island Line upgrade.
SWR said the nationwide lockdown has added to the complexity of the project as teams have had to work hard to navigate changing restrictions on movement and colleagues have been required to form work bubbles on the Isle of Wight, to ensure sites are COVID Secure.