There is to be no service whatsoever on the Island Line from today (Friday) until the middle of next week owing to track maintenance work. South Western Railway has confirmed that services will be suspended until Tuesday 12th March inclusive, with trains resuming on Wednesday 13th March. The closure will allow engineers to carry out essential work on flood defences which were put to the test during extreme adverse weather at the start of the year. Other works that are set to be completed include; track upgrades, vegetation management work and structural surveys, keeping engineers busy during the period of maintenance. To complicate issues, Avenue Road in Sandown will also be closed from 18:00 on Friday 8th March until 06:00 on Monday 11th March, between Perowne Way and Tamar Close – under the railway bridge. This is to allow for track repair works. Motorists will have to divert via Perowne Way to Lake, or Yaverland to Sandown, in both directions across the weekend. Rail replacement buses will be in operation between Ryde Esplanade and Shanklin throughout, with a separate minibus operating up and down Ryde Pier. The buses will have to divert via Yaverland. Passengers are being warned that journey times will be extended and they will have to travel earlier than normal to maintain connections. 
TRACK MAINTENANCE HALTS ALL TRAINS ON ISLAND LINE FOR 5 DAYS FROM TODAY
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If they did as I suggest, and just tar mac’d the lot, then there would be no need for expensive, time consuming track maintenance. Also think of the cost and risk with people suing at the drop of a hat, with high voltage lines, needing to be fully maintained, along with the rolling stock etc.
Far cheaper, and more flexible to tar mac the track, run battery shuttle buses, which don’t need ‘trained’ staff, nor much maintenance, and walkers or cyclists could share the route making less lycra on our busy roads.
There was a good reason railways were closed down, and with wages and costs rising, then that reason hasn’t changed.
Time to scrap this service been crap for years give it up..
While you at it, the culverts along side the rail track need cleaning out, its all part of the track maintenance work, so should be done as well.
Blimey the train drivers must be rubbing their hands hardly ever work and 60k per year!
The summer line ….. only !!!
Surely a system needs to be working if it needs maintaining?