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1938 tube stock on the Isle of Wight – A study of these veteran units now at work on the Isle of Wight. (Updated 17 June 2008)
1959 tube stock – Old Northern Line trains: noisy, charactered and ancient, a handful of these trains made it into 2000: the last was withdrawn on Thursday 27 January 2000. (Amendment 15 July 2008)
The last day of the 1959 Tube Stock is an account of the final hours of the era.
“Heritage” 1959-stock train — partly now in preservation.
1960 tube stock – The remaining example is preserved and privately-owned, and comes out to play from time to time. (Updated 16 July 2008)
1962 tube stock – Old Central Line stock (some units worked on the Northern Line afterwards until 1999). A handful of units now on special duties around the system, plus one in preservation. (Revised 16 July 2008)
1967 tube stock – Victoria Line trains which drive themselves. (Addition 31 July 2006)
1972 MkI tube stock – Many of these are withdrawn ex-Northern Line trains, gone for scrap; some cars and units were refurbished and are in service on the Victoria & Bakerloo Lines. (Revised 16 July 2008)
1972 MkII tube stock – Bakerloo Line trains, outwardly similar to the Victoria Line stock. (Updated and further new photos on 31 July 2006)
1973 tube stock – The refurbished Piccadilly Line fleet. (Revised and photos added 17 August 2008)
1983 tube stock – Some of these lasted just 9½ years in service on the Jubilee Line, and they’re all junk now. (New photos 28 June 2006)
1992 tube stock – The self-driving Central Line trains, plus the near-identical Waterloo & City Line stock. (Updated 27 June 2008)
1995 tube stock – The Northern Line fleet.
1996 tube stock – The Jubilee Line fleet. (Updated 27 June 2008)
A60/62 stock – Fully-refurbished trains dating from 1960, working the Metropolitan Line.
C69/77 stock – High-capacity trains for the Circle and Hammersmith Lines, plus all District Line services that run to Edgware Road.
D78 stock – District Line trains (except for running between Earl’s Court and Edgware Road), freshly refurbished.
Engineering & Heritage stock – features battery and Schoma diesel locos, Sarah Siddons, ancient sleet loco, and the Track Recording Train. (Updated 12 June 2003)
In preparing this work, I gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Brian Hardy’s London Underground Rolling Stock (various edition), the regular stock-move updates in Underground News, various other “standard texts” on the Underground (both paper and electronic), contributions on uk.transport.london or to my email-box, and the many members of LU staff both past and present who have been happy to help me face-to-face and via e-mail.