On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 14:58:22 GMT, Jock Mackirdy
wrote:

In article , Bill Hayles wrote:

The pedant in me wishes to point out they were fast from Finchley
Road to West Harrow, an exhilarating trip in a "tank" (F-stock)

Was that before F stock was demoted to work the East London Line? I
rode one there not long before they were scrapped.

In 1951, the F stock was renovated and moved from the District to
the Metropolitan and was based at Neasden. It was powerful and fast,
and ideal for the fast Uxbridge service (the slow service was the
domain of COP stock). Then, as now, the East London line was served
by units kept at New Cross but nominally based at Neasden, and stock
was rotated regularly.

With the advent of the A60 and A62 stock, scrapping started in
either 1961 or 1962 (I'm not sure). The last Uxbridge service was
on 15th March 1963, and the last of all on the East London line on
7th September 1963.

It's a shame none were preserved. They were unique, quite like
anything before or since.
--
Bill Hayles

http://billnot.com