I’d forgotten that sound. Like music. I rode these many times, from Arnos Grove to the City, or a local journey up to Cockfosters, via Southgate. Amazing to see one still running.
The last time i was on the 1938 stock was on the IOW island line. Got some great video footage and photos. I do miss them on the Island line, but the old district line D78s now running on the island take me back to my days ridding them from Elm Park to Earl’s Court everyday to work.
I did enjoy the odd trip to the IoW to ride the class 483s. The 484s are on my to-do list, but I am lacking the assurance they will actually be running (it's a long way for me to travel to find out the line is not running).
These trains were part of my growing up in the 60s in south London, near Clapham South. Even down to the Northern line tube map. The red used for the exterior paint seems more vivid than i remember but the same sounds and looks. Lived in Yorkshire since 1980 and probably wouldn't recognise much these days. Thank for the video
I feel the passenger comforts are the same in the 1938 stock as the current deep-level stock, although I am curious to see how the new Piccadilly line trains will be with their "air cooling"
Trips like this often have both the front and back cabs internal door open. They are more likely to let you in the back cab than the front one. Just got to share it with the other passengers in the coach.
Maybe it's just me because I'm used to being around American by-level passenger trains, freight trains, and our Chicago L passenger trains, but I just realized how short the old UK underground trains were. I never paid much attention until now. It's cool that old trains like this are preserved for future generations to see. They did something similar here in the Chicago area for the Chicago Elevated, which ran very old trains for a day. Awesome video!
The current deep-level London Underground trains are the same height (as the tunnels are still the same size). This 1938 stock being preserved is a rarity in the UK - there are not many other electric multiple units preserved in working order elsewhere in the country (although there are plenty of loco-hauled trains preserved, as they have a good business case).
In service, it would have been 7 cars (4 + 3). The other 3 cars would have been coupled to the 'D' end of the train in the video. The 5th car would either be another driving motor (DM) or an uncoupling non-driving motor (UNDM), car 6 a trailer (T) and car 7 a DM.
