One place where trains run along a pier is at Southend-on-Sea which has the longest pier in the world.
However these, unlike the Island Line on the Isle of Wight, only operate along the length of the pier. This picture was taken
on a less than glorious June day in 2002.
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Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com