Post by Nortube on Jul 23, 2014 17:59:11 GMT
The Next Few Years - by J Graeme Bruce May 1974
This eight page document, issued to staff and others 40 years ago, sets out details of "the most extensive rolling stock replacement that London Transport has ever undertaken".
The document is available to look at here, but it has had to be split over three posts because there is an attachment limit of three per post. I've put these in a separate thread and the thread will be locked. If you have any comments, please put them in this thread.
In 1974, the Underground "tube" lines were dominated by 1938 stock, which was nearing the end of its life, and the newer versions of 38 stock - 1959 and 1962 stock. The recently opened Victoria line had 1967 stock, the first major change in design since the 38 stock and the Northern line had 30 1972 (MkI) stock, whose design was based on the 1967 stock, except that they were manually driven.
The tube lines ran the following stock:
Bakerloo line - 1938 stock
Central line - 1962 stock
Northern line - 1938 and 1972 (MkI) stock (1972 (MkII) stock would soon enter service)
Piccadilly line - 1938 and 1959 stock
Highbury branch (Moorgate to Drayton Park)
Meanwhile, new stock for the Piccadilly line had been ordered (1973 stock) to replace the 1938 and 1959 stocks on that line and the first trains would soon appear. As a consequence of this, changes were being made to the stock on the Northern line. The 1938 stock would go, to be replaced with the 1959 stock (and the few 1956 stock) from the Piccadilly line. The best of all the 38 stock would be given a thorough overhaul at Acton Works and be used on what was left of the Bakerloo line after it split between the Bakerloo and Fleet lines.
The 1972 (MkII) stock's stay on the Northern line was originally designed to be only a temporary one, as their planned destination was the Fleet line destined to run in OMO / ATO, possibly running on the Bakerloo line as required in the meantime.
It is interesting to read what the plans were forty years ago and what subsequently changed. Who would have thought that the 1938 stock would have to be brought back into service on the Northern line again?
At one time, the Northern line possibly had the greatest variety of stock ever running on one line at the same time.
Please see the thread "The Next Few Years - attachments" for the document pages.
This eight page document, issued to staff and others 40 years ago, sets out details of "the most extensive rolling stock replacement that London Transport has ever undertaken".
The document is available to look at here, but it has had to be split over three posts because there is an attachment limit of three per post. I've put these in a separate thread and the thread will be locked. If you have any comments, please put them in this thread.
In 1974, the Underground "tube" lines were dominated by 1938 stock, which was nearing the end of its life, and the newer versions of 38 stock - 1959 and 1962 stock. The recently opened Victoria line had 1967 stock, the first major change in design since the 38 stock and the Northern line had 30 1972 (MkI) stock, whose design was based on the 1967 stock, except that they were manually driven.
The tube lines ran the following stock:
Bakerloo line - 1938 stock
Central line - 1962 stock
Northern line - 1938 and 1972 (MkI) stock (1972 (MkII) stock would soon enter service)
Piccadilly line - 1938 and 1959 stock
Highbury branch (Moorgate to Drayton Park)
Meanwhile, new stock for the Piccadilly line had been ordered (1973 stock) to replace the 1938 and 1959 stocks on that line and the first trains would soon appear. As a consequence of this, changes were being made to the stock on the Northern line. The 1938 stock would go, to be replaced with the 1959 stock (and the few 1956 stock) from the Piccadilly line. The best of all the 38 stock would be given a thorough overhaul at Acton Works and be used on what was left of the Bakerloo line after it split between the Bakerloo and Fleet lines.
The 1972 (MkII) stock's stay on the Northern line was originally designed to be only a temporary one, as their planned destination was the Fleet line destined to run in OMO / ATO, possibly running on the Bakerloo line as required in the meantime.
It is interesting to read what the plans were forty years ago and what subsequently changed. Who would have thought that the 1938 stock would have to be brought back into service on the Northern line again?
At one time, the Northern line possibly had the greatest variety of stock ever running on one line at the same time.
Please see the thread "The Next Few Years - attachments" for the document pages.
