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.
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Last Metropolitan A Stock Tour 29th September
Tickets have gone on sale for the final A-Stock Tour, which will take place on the 29th September. They can be purchased via the LTM website, although they are quite hard to find. Those looking …
Continue readingIn Pictures: The S7 Stock In Passenger Service
Last week saw the 7-car S-Stock (S7) run in passenger service for the first time. As much a PR event as a test exercise (not least because the S7s are not yet cleared to run beyond Liverpool Street), it nonetheless represented a major milestone in the rollout of the new stock. Some pictures of the train in service can be found below.
Continue readingA Brief Look Inside the S7 Stock
Whilst the eight car S Stock is now a relatively familiar sight on the Metropolitan Line, the S7 variant will not make its public debut until after the Olympics. It will then be rolled out …
Continue readingIn Pictures: London Underground in the Seventies
With new Rolling Stock now appearing on much of the London Underground, it seems an opportune moment to take a step back and look at some trains of times past. Below are a selection of …
Continue readingIn Video: the Waterloo & City 1940 Stock
For those who have yet to encounter it, the SouthernRailwayFilms channel on Youtube has a veritable treasure-trove of videos related to the history of the old Southern Railway Company. The Waterloo & City line was, …
Continue readingA Quick S-Stock Roundup
Regular Metropolitan line customers will have by now likely at least seen (if not travelled on) one of the new S Stock trains. The first of these new trains, classed as S8 (denoting the number …
Continue readingSiemens’ Desiro City to be New Thameslink Rolling Stock
Rail Magazine are reporting that Siemens have won the race to supply the new Thameslink Rolling Stock, beating out Bombardier. Both Alstom and Hitachi exited the rolling stock race early, leaving Siemens and Bombardier to …
Continue readingCrossrail Registers Its Rolling Stock Class Number
The Expressions of Interest for Crossrail Rolling Stock closed at the beginning of this month, and it is likely that negotiations will mean that it will be 2013 before we officially see the contract awarded. …
Continue readingChesham Through Services
As of this week, there is now a through service all day to and from Chesham into central London. Previously, most passengers had to change trains at Chalfont & Latimer. This is the result of …
Continue readingIn Video: A Central Line Rail Treatment Train
A number of 1962-stock units were retained as Rail Treatment Trains on the Central Line after the fleet was withdrawn from service. The video below shows one out-and-about at Theydon Bois yesterday. The originally silver …
Continue readingRolling Stock Comings and Goings
A lot of trains are either starting their “life” in London or ending it at the moment, so below is a quick summary of major comings and goings. Metropolitan line Incoming stock: S8 StockOutgoing stock: …
Continue readingIn Pictures: A Rolling Stock Round-Up
Recent weeks have seen both the S-Stock and 172s debut on Underground and Overground. Below is a brief photographic look at both.S-Stock The first of the new S Stock trains is now in service, running …
Continue reading313 Special Cancelled, But 4-Car 378s Imminent
Unfortunately, it appears that the special 313 final service on the North London Line has now been cancelled. This is because there will no longer be a 313 unit available to run the service. On …
Continue readingSaying Goodbye to the 313s
With the 378s now a firm fixture on the North London Line, it is now close to the time when the last of the old British Rail Class 313s will be cascaded off elsewhere. Indeed, …
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