On Apr 24, 1:12*pm, "Peter Masson" wrote:
"77002" wrote



Yes, I recall the short trains. *The four car units had cabs at both
ends. *The three car units had a cab at one end. *Daytime services
were four car only.

AIUI the A stock were always in 4-car sets and originally had operative cabs
at both ends. Until quite recently a few units were kept with operative cabs
at both ends, to work the Chesham branch diagram, and they were also used in
4-car formation when they worked the East London Line. But for many years
most units have had an operative cab at one end only, so have been used
exclusively in 8-car formation.


Thank you for the correction Peter.

In the late seventys I was privalidged to have an extended visit to
Neasden Depot. I remember some discussion about 3 car and four car
sets. I wonder if this may have related to Bakerloo Line stock.

"77002" wrote

In the late seventys I was privalidged to have an extended visit to
Neasden Depot. I remember some discussion about 3 car and four car
sets. I wonder if this may have related to Bakerloo Line stock.

You are probably correct about the Bakerloo being 4+3, though I don't think
any LT trains in Central London (apart from the Aldwych branch) have run at
anything other than full length since WW2.

Short trains of tube stock have run since WW2:
Epping - Ongar (3-car)
Hainault to Woodford when it was a self-contained shuttle
Holborn - Aldwych
East London Line, during the period after ancient District stock was used
until A stock took over.
Acton Town - South Acton was worked by single car units of sub-surface
stock.

Peter

In article ,
(Peter Masson) wrote:

"77002" wrote

In the late seventys I was privalidged to have an extended visit to
Neasden Depot. I remember some discussion about 3 car and four car
sets. I wonder if this may have related to Bakerloo Line stock.

You are probably correct about the Bakerloo being 4+3, though I don't
think any LT trains in Central London (apart from the Aldwych branch)
have run at anything other than full length since WW2.

Short trains of tube stock have run since WW2:
Epping - Ongar (3-car)
Hainault to Woodford when it was a self-contained shuttle
Holborn - Aldwych
East London Line, during the period after ancient District stock was
used until A stock took over.

ELL had short formations of Met F stock before the Q District stock took
over in the early 1960s until 1971.

The Olympia shuttle used four-car sets for a time in the 1950s if not later.

Acton Town - South Acton was worked by single car units of
sub-surface stock.

Uncoupling on tube lines continued after WW2. I think the last was the GNC
in the 1960s. If you include surface lines, uncoupling on the District
continued into the 1970s.

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Colin Rosenstiel