A late August filming commitment gave a rare opportunity for the Isle of Wight Steam Railway to re-create a 1920s Ventnor West Push-Pull train as 1876-built LBSCR A1x 'Terrier' W8 'Freshwater' operated with the unique Push-Pull set No.484 on a series of passenger trains and filming runs. These trains, which operated on Wednesday, 29th August 2007, were one of the few occasions that such a service has been operated since Set 484 was returned to traffic in the early 1990s

Push-Pull set 484 consists of former London Chatham and Dover 4-wheel coaches 4112 (Brake Third, built 1898) and 6369 (Saloon Composite, built 1887). Both of these coaches, originally six wheelers, worked together on the Sheppey Light Railway, forming part of Set 40 from 1919. In 1924 the Southern Railway had them sent to Lancing works in Sussex for conversion to Push-Pull operation. Both vehicles lost their centre pair of wheels, 4112 becoming a Push-Pull driving trailer. Together the pair became Push-Pull Set 484 and were transferred directly to the Isle of Wight. The set worked mainly on the Merstone-Ventnor West branch although it did also work occasionally on the Freshwater and Bembridge lines. Set 484 was withdrawn in 1938 and both carriage bodies sold out of service to become bungalows, 4112 at Gurnard Marsh and 6369 at Newtown. Both bodies were eventually acquired by the Isle of Wight Steam Railway and returned to service, mounted on former Southern Railway parcels van underframes. Her Majesty The Queen travelled in the First Class compartment of 6369 during her 2004 visit to the IWSR.

The pictures on this page were taken in the area of the Havenstreet Up Advanced Starting Signal and in Havenstreet Station.