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A trip on a 1938 art deco style tube train under Heathrow

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London Transport Museum Heritage run, 11th August 2024.

The 1938 Stock Tube train was an innovative design that saw all of the electrical equipment move from taking space in the carriage to underneath the floor. Despite their age there’s much that is familiar to older travellers. The four carriage train looks resplendent in its bright red livery and I was lucky enough to have a ticket granting access to the driving car for its Heathrow Loop journey departing from Northfields. Keep an eye out on the London Transport Museum for more trips in the future.

1938 stock cab front
Beautifully preserved 1938 stock tube train in the sunshine at Northfields
Inside the 1938 stock
Inside the 1938 stock
Inter City 125 Big Buffet Saver advert
The adverts inside the heritage stock unit date back to a time when an Inter City 125 breakfast in the restaurant car cost less than a £1
Inside the 1938 stock
Inside the 1938 stock is a mixture of evocative dark green paint, sprung moquette covered seats and wood
1938 stock cab ride
Inside of the cab of the 1938 stock heritage train as we hinder underground through the stations below Heathrow Airport. It is up to the driver of the train whether the light on the cab is on or off whilst driving.
London Underground cab view in an Underground tunnel
Cab view while travelling through the tunnels under Heathrow
The 1938 stock is a four car unit with tickets sold for each individual carriage. It’s worth booking for the driving car If you can in case there is an opportunity to have a short time at the back of the cab

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