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A day out chasing A stock.


Baby Deltic

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Last year Myself, Jim and Charlie Connor spent the day out in London chasing A Stock. Here are some piccies in my gallery:

 

 

Don't forget L50 was there as well! Bless her, I still remember the defiant thumbs down and shout of Booooo! when she caught sight of her first S stock set at Kilburn!

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That faithful servant of Metroland, the A-stock, has not much time left for this world. At around 50 years young it is being replaced by the far less attractive S-stock at a rate of knots. Thanks for a pictorial record. I paid my own respects last month and found about half the service was still A-stock which seemed to be randomly spread across all but Chesham workings. All of the Chesham trains I saw were S-stock.

 

A couple of my own shots from the footbridge south of West Hampstead:

 

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Having driven all the A Stock except for the two written off sets, between 1979 and 1984, all I can say is the cabs were comfy but not cramped, decent sunshade unlike those on 72 tube stock and a joy to drive. Plus they entered service on my birthday, 12th June 1961 lol.

 

Julian Sprott

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For anyone who is interested, the final A60 day running in normal service will, so I understand, be on Wednesday 26th September. It will form Train 412 and will run as follows:

 

07.52 Neasden dt - Wembley Park pfm 1 08.01

08.02 Wembley Park - Watford 08.30

08.40 Watford - Baker Street pfm 1 09.22

09.28 Baker Street - Amersham 10.26

10.47 Amersham - Aldgate 11.59

12.11 Aldgate - Amersham 13.26

13.47 Amersham - Aldgate 14.59

15.11 Aldgate - Amersham 16.26

16.46 Amersham - Aldgate 18.01

18.08 Aldgate - Watford 19.07

19.17 Watford - Harrow-on-the-Hill pfm 6 1939

19.44 Harrow-on-the-Hill - Neasden 19.58

 

The A60 Farewell Tour will run on Saturday 29th September. Details are on the LT museum web site.

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