Doomed London Underground Train Carted Away For Scrapping

[@lucyw119]

I remember spotting the trains on the lorries as a child on the way home from school with my mum. Also as my dentist is by Northwood station we saw a lot of them there as well. I’m glad you posted it to youtube

[@bowman36t82]

Lucy Wood yer I saw the exact one and lorry Severn years ago when I was younger

[@abloogywoogywoo]

In London, they'll scrap a train for simply being too short. Meanwhile in Scotland and Wales, state-of-the-art horse drawn wagons are being deployed.

[@neobe195]

Exactly, I’m Scottish and our trains where I live are from the 70/80’s

[@peterhayward1848]

What else do they need? Who lives there now? They all live in England!

[@Mgameing123]

it was damaged and two brand new S stocks were anyways coming so they won't spend money on repairing

[@RCT3Crashes100]

Meanwhile on the Isle of Wight, they were running the modified 1938 stock until they simply couldn't run any more! By the time the 484s were announced to replace the 483s, only two of them were usable, with the rest in various states of disrepair and repair. Credit to the engineers at Ryde, they kept the '38s going until the very end. I'll be quite interested to see how the Epping Ongar Railway goes about getting the two 483s they purchased up and running again.

[@SGrailadventure2004]

In Singapore, the train will be scrapped after over two / three decades of service or when refurbishment of the train failed. Some will be preserved.

[@AzureOtsu]

1:42 C stock: Is being scrapped A stock: EEE EEE EEEEEEEEEEEEE EEE EEEEEE

[@thetelegothika5327]

7:10 Doomed underground train passing a doomed Blockbuster video, signs of the times...

[@Videogame-Matt]

With the train shouting "YOUR NEXT"

[@tanithrosenbaum]

And the Blockbuster shouting back "MY NEXT WHAT?" :P

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

ah yes, the D78 stock, when first introduced. I think I will have some film of these. Also the 1983 tube stock on the Jubilee Line - these have now been withdrawn but happily I do have some film of them on youtube (internal and external views) and there is at least one more film to come which will show them.

[@riverhuntingdon6659]

Sad, but informative film. When they start withdrawing a class of stock it's usually damaged/defective ones that go first, quite often stripped of components. Sad to see this unit actually arriving under its own power though. The older views of the pre-refurbed C stock brought back memories too. As time proved, not even the example very expensively rebuilt after 7/7 was spared the scrapyard. They should've kept that one at least.

[@thomasohare8552]

The bridge you filmed from is near my house and I used to stand there on a stool daily after school when I was little. I remember watching a stocks get carted away, and now when I stand there it's sad to remember. :(

[@Wildlifesupernannyfan]

I bet the train was recycled into millions of model trains, mats, frames and so much more.

[@noobeh2394]

Wildlife / supernanny fan 1355848 yeah

[@scopex2749]

I was the lead engineer on the C stock project at Ealing Common when they were refurbished, sad to see the old girls being scrapped. :...(

[@Anjanchaudhury]

Great to see all the trains, but also sad for the train that is going to get scrapped.

[@cbj063]

I didn't see any damage. They looked perfectly fine to me.

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

low down on the side - at least one set of sliding passenger doors could not open

[@petercdowney]

It would've been minor damage, but it was beyond economical repair due to the replacement of the C Stock with the S Stock, a process that began in 2012 and was completed in 2014.

[@16bit32]

hahah me2

[@1nsanejochem]

Off to the Ilse of Wight I guess

[@jamie-ln9ew]

@@1nsanejochem no thats the d stock, the train getting removed is a c stock going for scrap

[@piercelidseveraltime]

I would love one of these in my garden, it would make an excellent manroom, Thanks for uploading !!

[@burdizdawurd1516Official]

Perfect museum piece here, it's not like it's seeing service any time soon.

[@TARDIS9]

Always strikes me as saddening to see perfectly good vehicles being taken off for scrap, when they could just as easliy be put in a museum. But then, I guess it's the way of the world...

[@bloxerlife5639]

there are other trains (same model) which they could still display in the LTM

[@zorraysjunaid3001]

TARDIS9 i imagined they would've went to the Isle of Wight, usually some of London's old stock is used in their train system.

[@mjosiah1]

But they are not perfectly good. They are old and passed their life expectancy.

[@cockle0979]

Unfortunately, you can't save everything but thankfully, a C77 driving car has already been dispatched to London Underground's Acton Depot for preservation, while two others are known to exist elsewhere in the U.K. Also Zorrays J, the Isle of Wight's 'Island Line' only uses deep tube stock being as these trains have to negotiate the rather low Ryde Tunnel.

[@ianrazey8412]

Only small tube trains can be used on Isle of Wight. Not Metropolitan line, District line, Hammersmith and City line or Circle line trains.

[@TravisPlaysYT]

Unsteady footage? Hell my tripod is shakier than this guy.

[@RayEttler]

Travis Dunningham Thought the same!

[@dmitrychernykh348]

RayEttler

[@chalkfarmcarsquadso1664]

A ready-made restaurant somewhere in London that will be perfect

[@chrisandjaneonnarrowboatpo3917]

A great great fantastic video. Really enjoyed it 👍. Many thanks from chris 👍

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

Thank you!

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

District Line between Wimbledon and Edgware Road and Circle Line. They were also on the Hammersmith & City Line but I think they have all now been replaced by S Stock. The Circle Line is expected to be converted from C stock to S stock in September 2013.

[@domposty]

I lived in Northwood when this happened. Very scary standing on the corner of the hill on the highstreet when the trucks went around with the trains on them looking like its about to tip!

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

domposty From where I was standing I also wondered if that was going to happen. But it turned the corners very slowly!

[@hzli5049]

I Live next to a bombardier depot and I saw the old d stock district lines left on the side. Used to ride those beauty's everyday to school.

[@Daikenboy]

Thanks for that. I did see the damage but did not think it was that bad.

[@owenchuarbx]

Although I have no chance or meet you C Stock Because I am living in Singapore.I wish you a happy retirement and have a safe trip to reap in the depot for the heavens!

[@elhaytamo508]

rip thanks for all the journeys. i spent this entire video saluting the train.

[@LongStripeyScarf]

I struggle to believe that there isn't a home anywhere for this old stock.

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

LongStripeyScarf three cars have been preserved... I think they are all C77 versions, as the C69's had issues with asbestos. If someone had the space and the funds then they could have preserved a 4 car train, this being the minimum sized train that could we used - although they nearly always operated as 6 car trains they were actually built to be capable of 4,6 and 8 car formations.

[@LongStripeyScarf]

So we have lost something then. Is there not a London Transport preserved railway at all?!

[@kalpnapatel4692]

Wheels onthebus

[@solarsatan9000]

Isle of wight?

[@MrAtrain1]

Saddest thing I ever saw i my life-- Poor train--- sigh-

[@mrrolandlawrence]

blimey, blockbuster on the corner! northwood was my local station growing up.

[@still_guns]

I'm going to miss the C-Stock

[@JSSStudios]

Only time I went on one was 2012.

[@simonjackson7269]

still_guns Keep the C-Stock away from T-Stock!!!

[@daveaspen6775]

Thank you city transport for replying. That near miss wasn't the only one with London Underground! After a while on the Jolly Old 207 bus, almost each week, someone would crash into my bus, whilst in a bus stop. I got so fed up, I went on The Underground, I thought, YOU CAN'T FIND ME THERE!!!! One morning at Northfields Depot, I was crossing the tracks in the shed to get to my train, WHEN! A TRAIN CAME THROUGH THE SHUTTERS!!! I THOUGHT...."THAT'S IT, I'M OUTTA HERE!!!!!"

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

Through the shutters? yikes and cripes... sounds like someone has you in their sights!

[@daveaspen6775]

Who am I talking with, nice to know. I have a HORROR story about Cockfosters Depot!

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

If you want the nearest 'tube train' station then its probably Stanmore. However if you just mean 'London Underground' station then you can see Northwood in the video - both right at the start and when the low loader lorry drives past it. This station is on the Metropolitan line and in Zone 6, but since this uses subsurface trains and not tube trains so its NOT a 'tube' station.. I filmed from the footbridge just beyond the southern end of the station & a road bridge a little further south.

[@Martindyna]

Thanks for posting but I can't help but feel sad for the train even though it's only an inanimate object. I guess to us who love trains & machinery they are not totally inanimate; I'm sure I'm not the only one who's been known to sit in the power car of a class 319 just so I can hear the sound of the electric motors, the electronic control gear and (when on overhead) the transformer.

[@riverhuntingdon6659]

Martindyna Quite so, I still miss my days as a motorman on the old Southern Region, going along on an old MK1 EMU, windows open, motors singing away. The new stock is just so souless. Even the 1980's 455s,442s and 319s sound nice, as do the 70's 313/507/508 types !

[@Zulisian]

For me it's more the "waste" of a perfectly good, albeit old, train. It should only be scrapped when it's not viable to keep it.

[@TheHorsebox2]

You're right. Think of all the thousands who journeyed in it.

[@rabd9881]

Zulisian it is not viable to keep it. trains were around 40 years old, accept change

[@trainman86trainstramsandmore]

Bro your not alone. I got to sit in the drivers seat of a wright liberator bus. They are gone now...

[@DarthCoco]

Love watching the class 165 passing by

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

new S stock trains are still being built... the Circle Line is expected to be converted from C stock to S stock in September 2013. Then the District Line will start being converetd, but I am not sure if in 2013 or 2014.

[@Area-sw5mq]

The S stock going past was like a boy looking up to his grandfather and the whistle was that boy screaming for his grandfather to come back

[@IanJD1905]

Thanks God the proposed refurbishment livery never saw fruition!

[@williamhughes3138]

I'll bet everyone.thought WOW a train car on the motor way. enjoyed the video.

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

Thanks, pleased to enjoyed it :-) re it being on the road, LOL yes, thats quite likely - and express a wish that it was on the railway !

[@Richardsrailway]

that's right, WS Graff Baker was the designer for the 56/59/62 tube stock, the best air chime whistles btw were on the mentioned tube stock .

[@iandale3674]

Very interesting. I thank you for sharing this. Here in New York, there would have been some slight differences in the procedure. Primarily, the cars would probably first have been taken to a maintenance facility where they would have been de-powered and stripped of anything useful or hazardous, like batteries, florescent tubes, and window glass. Then they would be towed to the scrap track by diesel locomotive...there are a few vids of this...

[@iandale3674]

Also, those cars don't look very old....

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

The rolling stock was from the late 1960's. The disposal of the old trains was carried out by a specialist company. I suppose that it means that all costs were known in advance so should an issue arise then its for the company scraping the trains to worry about - not the transport operator.

[@iandale3674]

+citytransportinfo Thanks. yeah, New York is also trying to dispose of 1960s equipment. But we had some stuff from the 70s that was in even worse shape. As a result, they had to keep about 280 cars from 1964-65- the R32s if you've heard of them. Anyway thanks for recording and sharing this video!

[@MrBnsftrain]

1:52 the A stock is also now all gone from London tube passenger services! 2:32 is this the only parto f the underground that is shared with full size trains? 3:46 do any of the London Underground trains have horns instead of air whistles? 6:10 are any of these trains preserved? 8:00 I would've liked to see that livery with the modern red ends!

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

On the District Line tge Richmond and Wimbledon branches are also shared, although on the latter the mainline trains do not normally call at intermediate stations. The Bakerloo Line north of Queens Park also shares with mainline trains. As far as I can recall all LT trains have air whistles. No working C stock trains have been retained - finding space and finance for even a 4 car set being the reason why. Two single cars are preserved. Although the livery you mentioned might not be there I think you'll like the "Fictitious Liveries" website. www.fictitiousliveries.co.uk/

[@ianmoseley9910]

C2C parallels the district line from West Ham to Upminster with stops at West Ham and Barking

[@tan4eva]

There is a place in Shoreditch, East London, which has a couple of ex-London Underground trains passenger carriages used as a bar of some sort. Forgot the name of the pace but its on Great Eastern Street where there use to be a railway bridge that crossed over linking Liverpool Street Station.

[@adelgado75]

Excellent camera work. You did a great job.

[@darkstar2207]

my first reaction was why would you make a film about a tube train being scrapped. But then I looked at its sad face :(

[@timothysmith8300]

i prefer steam loco,s and medium size deisels class 20,24,25,26,27,/17/16/08,09,and small shunters not a fan of 3rd rail but do not mind them.

[@TheLordLaing]

Nicely put together video.

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

The-Lord-Laing Thanks :-)

[@chris-io1ki]

love the underground and the C Stock. Also going the same way are the D stock. only saw a handful of those on my last visit. So sad really. At least LUL still have vintage sets on the Piccadilly and Bakerloo lines. Where did all the C stock go for scrap?

[@Samuel-lq3gh]

The C stock train really looks like an underground train. like the original

[@jakemoore7236]

7:59 to 8:18 I thought that the C - stock trains would be recycled rather than refurbished. They wouldn't get used on the tube because they are being replaced by S - stock trains.

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

they were refurbished several decades ago and only scrapped the S stock came out

[@collieultimo]

A very good video of the changes of times

[@TrainBusFan06]

What are they trying to do at 2:57?

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

a metal device had been placed on one of the rails to prevent the train from rolling forwards beyond this location ... what they were doing was removing this metal device, so that part of the train could roll downhill.

[@Planestrainscomputer]

I remember riding the A and C stocks like yesterday. So suddenly they have disappeared. Only a matter of time until the D stock goes :(

[@dangergamercfc-minecraftan534]

Planestrainscomputer I know right the classic district line is like part of my life

[@AwesomeX04ThePro]

Planestrainscomputer D stock stikl exists but not in London

[@Samuel-lq3gh]

you now the 8 car trains you can run from back to front I used to call them the funny train when I first saw their apperance

[@Samuel-lq3gh]

couldn't they just recycle the C Stock train to a better one like they did with root master buses. its like the old buses you get in from the back

[@kathyvonmeding7093]

Planestrainscomputer

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

As far as I can recall, I do not have even one still image of either of the special livery C stock trains. That time consuming slavish activity called 'work' got in the way. However, I possibly do have the old moquette, I still have still image films to digitise of these trains, although as they are 110 negatives they are very grainy (dating from when I was a teenager... many many mooons ago).

[@h3526]

6:20 car: I am Speed

[@robertfeld5829]

I still can't believe it happened a Northwood, of all places. There's a depot at Neasden, but I suppose it makes sense - that road's less busy.

[@cranefly23]

Very well documented.

[@TrainsOfDorset]

the guy at the bottom left at 6:55 be like: I’VE MISSED ME TRAIN!

[@seiran6002]

Were any of chiltern railway trains going to West Ruislip?

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

Some do - from London's Marylebone Station

[@seiran6002]

citytransportinfo oh ok

[@yecatn12]

Skip Haddad

[@ritorno100]

Skip Haddad Not from Northwood. The line splits after Neasden. This is the Aylesbury branch via Amersham, the original Metropolitan Railway. The other branch becomes the old Great Central Railway for a while as it passes through West Ruislip, nowadays going to Banbury and Birmingham, though there is another short link through to Aylesbury on that branch from Prince's Risborough.

[@toddhunter3137]

Great video thanks for sharing. 😁

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

Thanks for watching and commentating!

[@YosenBMamma]

Two questions. What's with the center rail of the tracks? Who's steering the rear wheels of the low-loader?

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

The London Under Underground uses a four rail system whereby an outer rail and the middle rail are part of the power supply system. I suspect that the low loader's rear wheels steer automatically; exactly how I regret I do not know.

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

Its Highfield Road which is to the south of Northwood station. You need to look at the map for best orientation. From the station walk along Green Lane, down Hallowell Road and then into Highfield Road.

[@DKS225]

I must say you sure are Multi-talented when it comes to cameras citytransportinfo but when i come back to london i'll sure miss the C Stock

[@rik94523]

the north unit had side panel damage, so the doors on that unit would have some problems opening...if they open at all (watch the bit of video where the unit is coming southbound into the siding and you'll see it)

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

In a month or so wholesale scrapping of the entire C stock fleet will begin, with S stock trains replacing them. This train was scrapped a little earlier after it was damaged in a way which needed expensive repairs before it could be used in passenger service again. Its probably best to read rik94523's comments to learn more.

[@luisantoniomarrega1120]

O trem ainda é o melhor meio de transporte no mundo. Feliz o povo cujo o chefe da nação cuida de suas ferrovias! Rio RJ Brasil

[@HamSweetHam25]

What is a side swipe? The train seemed fine to me

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

a side swipe is when vehicles impact each other on the sides but not at the front or back. The damage to this train was only at one end and very low down. As I understand it the damage was sufficient to prevent the sliding doors used by passengers from opening or closing and was caused because two trains moving in the depot got too close to each other. The damage could have been repaired but because this fleet of trains was about to be replaced it was decided that a repair would not be cost effective.

[@dangergamercfc-minecraftan534]

citytransportinfo my flipping god your like me :). I'm an absolute train nerd and I love the underground

[@technical-3339]

DangerGamerCFC HD I'm a train nerd to.

[@gyoela]

THE PACER

[@herseem]

I'd have liked to see the damage. Pity it wasn't shown

[@IseyWasTaken]

Wild to see this recommend to me again, I remembered the thumbnail from 11 odd years ago

[@Raymond-yp5kw]

for me,the S Stock trains passing by are like shocked and are using the whistles lol.

[@seiran6002]

ksiong Bus Fan London Underground trains don't have Horns,they have air whistles

[@andrewhowden3887]

Skip Haddad sounds like a protest !

[@johnnyboy3949]

Wow that's sad. They are crying because they are seeing their parents being taken away and they know someday that will happen to them 😢

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

How does the fast metropolitan line trains share the tracks with the Chiltern mainline?

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

technically the tracks are owned by London Underground and Chiltern's trains have running rights - this dates from the days when trains from Marylebone went to Nottingham, Sheffield, Manchester, this was a jointly operated line.

[@RonniebonGaming]

5:50 A bus from the doomed First London.

[@saikyoDRAGON]

I remember seeing trucks coming through Neasden from the depot transporting this stock away. Quite a lot of people came out on the streets to watch them leave. It was kinda sad lol

[@harrisonfisher4308]

I liked the little Leyland tractor with its wasp striped bufferbeams, rare you even see stock that old so its sad to see it hauled off to the cutters torch

[@nemianyamele2265]

That was a lot sadder than I expected 😭😭

[@MrGriser]

Got any pictutures or videos of the Yellow Pages or Back the Bid C stock trains also any images of the oringinal square moquette that they had until 2001-03 when the spatter moquette took over.On the whole I will miss these trains they have been in service for 43 years and they've always been good to travel on even thought they get very crowded. RIP C stock :(

[@Statimtek]

The British seem to be very passionate about their trains. I don't think anyone in my neck of the woods would give a toss if one of the public transport trains was hauled off for scrap. They probably wouldn't even notice.

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

I suspect that there are some Brits who feel likewise.

[@DarkVoidIII]

Does the London Underground run on a separate line to the rest of the UK rail system? Does it use the same track gauge or a different gauge?

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

Some very good questions, the answer is complicated. First, the easy bit: yes all London Underground trains use the same track gauge as the 'mainline' railway system. re: interworking: right from the early days when the trains used steam locomotives there was interworking. The Metropolitan Railway was just one of the many privately owned railways here in the UK. Nowadays Bakerloo line and District line trains include sections where London Underground trains travel on tracks owned by Network Rail whilst part of the Metropolitan line is served by 'National Rail' (Chiltern Railways) diesel trains. In most cases these are jointly operated services so that passengers can catch any train, depending on their destination and which comes first! North of Queens Park - Harrow & Wealdstone Gunnersbury - Richmond East Putney - Wimbledon* Harrow On The Hill - Amersham *(Nowadays the South West Railway trains do not call at these stations, and since 1994 the route has been owned by London Underground, even though the signals are still owned and controlled by Network Rail) Plus there are places where London Underground trains travel on their own tracks alongside mainline trains. Parts of the Circle, District and Metropolitan lines travel on the same tracks but they use trains which look very similar (S Stock) and this is nothing special. Technically the S stock are subsurface trains - NOT tube trains. They are far too big to fit through the small 'tube train' tunnels. But in west London the Piccadilly line (which uses the small 'tube' trains) shares tracks with the District line (Ealing Common station) and the Metropolitan line (Rayners Lane - Uxbridge) Also, the Northern line north of East Finchley and most of the Central line east of Leyton were built as 'steam train' services with Underground trains taking over in the 1940s. But goods (freight) trains still ran until the 1960s. All of these jointly operated services have operated for over 100 years! This web page on my website has more information. citytransport.info/Shared.htm

[@ClarinoI]

Seen a few of these in CF Booth's yard in Rotherham over the years.

[@EonityLuna]

The London Underground and the UK's national railway share tracks at this location? Also this will probably be Singapore's C151 MRT trains in a few years' time; they have decided to replace the trains instead of refurbishing it, though I'm hoping they can save a few for preservation or at least consider refurbishing the better-performing ones. Not keeping my hopes up though.

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

Not only do they share tracks here (albeit only the fast lines) but at one time the route was used by express trains from London (Marylebone) to Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield and Manchester!

[@nm637]

Hi just found you so much you have an amazing channel maybe even amazing and fantastic have a good day

[@bentullett6068]

Might not be the end of the line for this train as Viva rail have started to convert the old C stock trains into hybrid diesel electric or fully battery electric trains to be re used on smaller branch lines or routes where a large Diesel unit is needed across the UK.

[@cam43002]

Thats the D78 stock that they are doing

[@ZLDSmogless]

Nooooooooòoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! The C stock!

[@robertallen5686]

44 plonkers are "doomed"..and nice bit of bonus footage @6:12..

[@ameliaviolet8691]

why did that doomed trains sibling pass by doing that wired sound sounded like it was angry it literally looked like it teared through and what explainable the sound from the rail runner train to do that wired sound ?

[@grahampinkerton2091]

@ Citytransportinfo. Thank for the info. I dont think stray currents are a Problem with the three rail System otherwise other countries would have thjs Problem at least Hamburgs three rail :Ubahn has no probs with leakage. I think London is the only place which uses four rails.

[@RailPhotoAnthology]

Superb footage!

[@MuzzaHukka]

So where can you pick these scrap trains up from? I was thinking: I could nick a few, strip them down, ship them to the USA, then refurbish them and pop them on Amtrak's railways as a private coach. I'm new to trains. Would it be possible to put London Underground trains on US rail roads? With modifications obviously?

[@c.rhymemusic]

Dunno, TFL would have to get involved and amtrak has to agree

[@ritorno100]

MuzzaHukka They would fit on the tracks since they are standard gauge. They would have no height or width problems because the US loading gauge is way bigger than the British. The problems would start after that, with all sorts of railway regulations and particularly with the stock that has asbestos in it.

[@1963TOMB]

I thought you make them into Airstream trailers!

[@Richardsrailway]

yep ! simon is right !, that is what i did with LUL whe they got rid of the 1962 tube stock, i asked them for as much as i could cut off and cart away, and now i own several bits of LT history in my living room !

[@Hugaemon]

No way... a *Blockbuster*

[@ingodwetrustdellaware-inc8322]

50 yrs old train.. Which lane was that ? Piccadilly

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

The C stock were Subsurface trains, they were approximately the same size as main line trains and operated on three lines, all of which were originally served by steam trains - Circle, Hammersmith & City and the District line service between Wimbledon and Edgware Road. The Piccadilly is a tube line which uses much smaller trains - at present the 1973 tube stock. These will be scrapped in a few years from now, when the next generation of tube trains are introduced (estimated mid 2020's, exact date remains to be seen!)

[@alexeatonexploresamerica5511]

If I had a big piece of property and had the money I would buy all the trains up and make a museum out of them

[@MemeReviewer]

Rip the C-Stocks, my fav train

[@arcasey8388]

They aren't really getting scrapped some D stock units were taken to be refurbished into class 230 trains, but in Hainault depot there's some scrapped D stock and 1972 and 1973 trains but those are unpainted versions which are hard to find (Idk why they are at a central line depot edit: they also got some other old trains from 1960 but they got graffited.

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

I am baffled about the trains at Hainault depot, especially the subsurface trains as they cannot get to here - they are far too big to fit through tube train tunnels and all connections with the mainline railway have now been removed.

[@arcasey8388]

@@CitytransportInfoplus but tbh i dont like the S stock but i am gonna hate the new tube for london it will be replacing 1992 stocks and 1972 and 73 stocks

[@epscproductions1373]

Instead of speeded up it’s sped up

[@TheHorsebox2]

Great video. Any idea how old this train was?

[@rabd9881]

1970, was in service for 44 years

[@TheHorsebox2]

@@rabd9881 Thanks👍

[@lee2217]

How much does the unit weigh

[@billydoidge7661]

Since it still works, i would send it to the isle of wight so they could modify it to replace the 1938 stock they have there

[@alliemaria532]

Think isle of wight trains are terrible

[@alliemaria532]

🚂

[@harryfoley2294]

@@alliemaria532 shut up

[@grahampinkerton2091]

Someone tell me why the LU has 4 rails 2 for the wheels 1 for the 500 volt live rail and 1 neutral rail. The LU: could save alot of Money by only having 3 rails. The return current would then flow via the wheel rails. Most european Etrains use the 3 raill System.

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

+Graham Pinkerton The only steel wheel railway system which I can think of that use 4 rail is Milan Metro Line 1. From what I remember, the rest of the Milan system uses overhead wire

[@100SteveB]

+Graham Pinkerton It is to stop corrosion of the steel tunnel sections, when using a running rail for the return path (Neutral), you get a great deal of current leakage into the ground. This leakage of current causes galvanic corrosion of the steel tunnel sections. Having a dedicated rail for the neutral makes it much easier to insure total electrical isolation from the ground.

[@indotravelguy2004]

that train at 2:15 is a new stock from 2010. One of my least favorite, i think 2009 are better with platforms and platform edge doors

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

Do you have some footage of it being smashed apart for scrap and sliced with cutting torches? That is always the best bit!

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

alas, no, I've never filmed a train being cut up at a breakers' yard.

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

ND78S There's nothing like a good scrapping. The way they would probably scrap this, is to smash the shit out of the superstructure with a grab crane, and the bogies and frames would be sliced into small pieces with cutting torches.

[@marksinthehouse1968]

Can’t believe it’s cheaper or better to transport the old C stick by road 6 lorry journeys for that train when you could couple another six and haul them by rail and it would be more eco friendly

[@LegoTransport99]

what happen for it to be taken to be scraped?

[@Richard-tg2jx]

Where was the side swipe damage? Looks ok In the video??

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

very low down on one side and barely visible - some of the passenger doors could not slide open

[@alecbasba]

Is the damage visible? I couldn't see anything

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

it was on one side, near the bottom - and although not major it prevented some sliding passenger doors from opening

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

yes but the Rotterdam metro is relatively new and everything was built to be compatible. London's system is very different...

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

thanks. The worst unsteady footage was edited out. This includes a moment when the camcorder in my right hand almost completely lost sight of the train! I would have used a small tripod on the bridge parapet, but I was concerned in case I knocked my camcorder and it accidentally fell over the edge! One day I'll get myself a chain which I can attach to so that if this did happen I would not either lose it or pose a safety risk to anyone (or a train) below the bridge