Just shows you. Keep it simple. These old trains use old, electro-pnuematic control, and DC motors, and are lovely old relics. I do hope they can be kept going for as long as poss, can't see today's souless tube stock, surface stock, or mainline units running as long. Frank Pick and WS Graff-Baker would be proud of these old trains, and rightly so.
I do believe the 72 stock have a lot of character - great old trains which may well end up running the longest on the Underground's history of tube stock
@@trainman665Two of them remain on the island, one at the Steam Railway, the other at the "House of Chilli" at Arreton. Two have returned to the mainland, currently in Wales, where they could see further service, either there or at the Epping-Ongar Railway. Another two also returned to the mainland, but went for scrap. The LT Museum also has a full-length 1938 Stock Unit in preservation, which didn't go to the island, and remains with its original interior fittings and green/red seats.
They were painted into Network South East livery just before being transferred to the island in 1989, along with the internal refurbishments, seating changes, fluorescent lighting, etc. On the demise of NSE, all of the serviceable units except one (some had already "died" by then) were painted into a blue and green based "dinosaur livery," reflecting the fossil discoveries locally. The remaining unit was painted back into LT red, and as the dinosaur guise proved unpopular, the rest eventually became red again, and stayed that way until their eventual withdrawal at the end of 2020.
gonna replace them with former midland metro trams, the only reason they use underground stock is because there the only train that can fit in the Ryde tunnel. And if the do use trams they'll open up some of the old lines!!
2016- 'The 6 trains should be working well into the next millenium' Xmas 2020 - only 2 trains now work as train 6 has just totally died and they are all now being replaced by new old trains.
@@UKTransport232 units 007 and 006 were the 2 units that were able to operate. 009 become a shunting unit. The rest were withdrawn and stripped for parts to keep the operational units running.
@@UKTransport232 006, 007 and 008 are getting preserved, 007 on the Isle of Wight Steam Railway, the other two on the Epping - Ongar Railway in Essex. 004 may be installed somewhere on the island as a static cafe or B&B, the rest will be going, or have gone, to that great depot in the sky..!!
Ha they went for a "little bit more modern"...1978 refurbished tube D stock
it's called D78 but was actually built from 1979-1983
Just shows you. Keep it simple. These old trains use old, electro-pnuematic control, and DC motors, and are lovely old relics. I do hope they can be kept going for as long as poss, can't see today's souless tube stock, surface stock, or mainline units running as long. Frank Pick and WS Graff-Baker would be proud of these old trains, and rightly so.
I do believe the 72 stock have a lot of character - great old trains which may well end up running the longest on the Underground's history of tube stock
They do make all the right noises, and the Island would benefit from rheostatic brakes with the consequent reduction in wear on the brake blocks.
the s stock is full of too many computers, all you need is a motor and a switch
They lasted until the end of 2020.
Ha, those two old gits in the depot are still there now. And they haven't aged as well as the trains :-P
Yeah they still do have a little piece of London - the D78s! Also, they haven't been sent to the scrap heap, they're being preserved.
Some of them did go for scrap.
@@trainman665 only the ones which had been taken apart already for spares. I remember seeing one on ebay 😂
@@UKTransport232 That’s what I meant. There was one on Facebook marketplace too at one point.
@@trainman665 yeah, if I had 32 grand and a place to store it I'd buy it 🤣
@@trainman665Two of them remain on the island, one at the Steam Railway, the other at the "House of Chilli" at Arreton. Two have returned to the mainland, currently in Wales, where they could see further service, either there or at the Epping-Ongar Railway. Another two also returned to the mainland, but went for scrap. The LT Museum also has a full-length 1938 Stock Unit in preservation, which didn't go to the island, and remains with its original interior fittings and green/red seats.
I don't remember the British Railway livery on these
They were painted into Network South East livery just before being transferred to the island in 1989, along with the internal refurbishments, seating changes, fluorescent lighting, etc. On the demise of NSE, all of the serviceable units except one (some had already "died" by then) were painted into a blue and green based "dinosaur livery," reflecting the fossil discoveries locally. The remaining unit was painted back into LT red, and as the dinosaur guise proved unpopular, the rest eventually became red again, and stayed that way until their eventual withdrawal at the end of 2020.
those trains are 80 years old this year
I went on D, C & A Stock before since 2010
Wonder how much longer they will last on the Island line :)
well there isn't anything to replace them with at the moment
JamesIvell they could probably use the 72 stock or the 73 stock
there are no 72 or 73 stock available and there wont be until the new tube for London is rolled out which is not happening until the mid 2020's
gonna replace them with former midland metro trams,
the only reason they use underground stock is because there the only train that can fit in the Ryde tunnel.
And if the do use trams they'll open up some of the old lines!!
they haven't decided if thats going ahead yet
Sent to the scrapheap? Glad he was wrong about that and at least a few of the units are preserved
2016- 'The 6 trains should be working well into the next millenium'
Xmas 2020 - only 2 trains now work as train 6 has just totally died and they are all now being replaced by new old trains.
wait which unit died? And also they are getting replaced by more tube trains :D!
Well this was filmed in the 1990's, just look at the Network Southeast livery !
@@UKTransport232 units 007 and 006 were the 2 units that were able to operate. 009 become a shunting unit. The rest were withdrawn and stripped for parts to keep the operational units running.
It was filmed in the 1990s not 2016!
Like D78 tube stock in 2020.
Like how they forgot about the bakerloo line
What year is this from...?
Looks like 1990s
early 90s maybe
SCRAP HEAP?
Nah they getting preserved :D ( well, most ?)
@@UKTransport232 006, 007 and 008 are getting preserved, 007 on the Isle of Wight Steam Railway, the other two on the Epping - Ongar Railway in Essex. 004 may be installed somewhere on the island as a static cafe or B&B, the rest will be going, or have gone, to that great depot in the sky..!!