Wednesday 26th September saw the last unit of A-Stock run in passenger service on the Metropolitan Line. The last service was worked by 5063, and Ianvists has an excellent write up here.
Some photos to commemorate the end of an era on the Underground are below. All photos are courtesy, and copyright, Julian Gajewski.
A-Stock 5063 at Barbican on its last day
A platform full of well-wishers
The commemorative plaque
Passing the mantle
I remember the 1959s and 1972mkI (lookalike 7 car cousin to the 1967 stock) working on the Northern Line, was a young fella at that time. It is a shame that the 72s could not stay on the Northern for another 5 to 10 years to help out the 95 stock. Maybe TfL thought it was cost effective to have just the 95 stock working rather to fork over the cash to pimp out the 72mkI trains. The Victoria and Northern Lines are not the same nowadays.