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Old July 17th 08, 08:09 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london,misc.transport.urban-transit
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Default Sarah Siddons and 38 stock in September?

On Jul 16, 2:14*pm, Charlie Hulme
wrote:
Tony Polson wrote:
What happened to the ex-BR(SR) 4-TC units that London Underground
purchased and repainted for use in the 1990s "Steam on the Met"
programmes of special trains?


At least one sold to preservationists and is to be used
on the Swanage Railway

http://www.4tc.org.uk/our413.htm

I always rather liked the TC stock for some reason.

Charlie


One is surprised that more 4TC sets did not survive into
preservation. A class 33 with a 4TC would seem to be the ideal way to
give a Southern Electric flavor to a preserved line. Think Watercress
or Swanage.