Looking south from the southern end of Ryde Esplanade station on the Isle of Wight towards the tunnel to Ryde St John's station, which is the principal reason for the use of ex-London Underground tube-guage trains on the island. The buidling on the left is Ryde hoverport, from where hovercraft depart for Southsea on the mainland every 30 minutes during the day. This proximity, which is apprently due to be improved in a redevelopment in 2007, makes Ryde Esplanade the only station in Great Britain to offer interchange between rail and hovercraft services.
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Photo by <a href="mailto:cmckenna@sucs.org?subject=rail-photo at railfaneurope.net">Chris McKenna</a> 04/06/2006.<br>
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