"Leo Mindel" wrote in message
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Travelling in by car earlier this week on the M4 I pulled up next to a
freshly painted D stock on a trailer (I assume going to Ealing depot)

It was carriage 17002. From the outside, looks similar to the one they
redid a few years ago, red doors, white and blue trim. Two main things I
noticed the press or opens have been removed (well there were never turned
on anyway) and there are big disabled stickers on the end doors.


Do you mean the buttons to open the doors ? If I remember correctly these
were used during winter months, but during warmer months train operators
were instructed to open all doors at station stops to help with ventilation.

This is remembering from 3+ years ago when I was last in London, so things
may have changed since then..

Andrew.