A Stock on the East London Line part 2 - A film by Fred Ivey

On March 24th 1995 Fred Ivey filmed the running of A stock trains on London's East London Line. This was the last day of operation before the line was closed for modernisation and the construction of Canada Water station. Since then the line has closed again and will finally reopen as part of TfL's Overground network. This is somewhat ironic as between Wapping and Rotherhithe station trains use the Thames Tunnel built by Marc Brunel as the first tunnel under the River Thames.
The line has a long and varied history. At one time freight trains were not uncommon, and through excursions were run by the Metropolitan Railway to South Coast resorts. LBSCR Terriers were often to be seen on the line and it was the last preserve for F stock.
Operation of the passenger service required five trains in the peaks, supplied from a small depot at New Cross. The Surrey Docks (later Quays) station master (for many years the SM was Bernie Jacobs, a much respected Underground man) was in charge of the line. Rules were often bent to ensure the service operated to the timetable.

[@dez3540]

Man, the speed it's approaching the platform at 1:44 😐 The London Overground usually crawls into every platform today...

[@danwoodhouse9290]

that cos they are main line trains

[@Antthecool1]

why has it got that funny livery with blue doors?

[@dez3540]

It was one the three experimental liveries trialled in the early 1990s I think

[@oludotunjohnshowemimo434]

A Stock did it's main work on the Metropolitan line but the 4 car sets on the East London were magical. They were well built trains that stood the test of time.

[@TrainBusFan06]

I agree they were not really the sort of train one would expect to see in east london. That being said they served their time well and are far superior to the boring capitalstars the line now has...

[@ProfessorD85]

The good old days. Do you have any footage or photographs of the old New Cross Gate depot before Sainsury's was built? Thanks

[@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO]

I never really liked the A Stock because of the seating arrangement and type was reminiscent of national rail trains; I would have preferred if the seating arrangement was like that on the 1962 TS and with low backed seats so that they resembled rapid transit urban trains. However, I only liked the A Stock prior to it's refurbishment.

[@thefamilymealgaming]

Surrey Quays looks no different apart from a bit of orange paint XD

[@harryelliott4310]

Eat London Line

[@jasonskerritt5258]

Yummy 😋