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Encyclopedia > London Underground Standard Stock
A Standard Stock driving motor car built in 1934 at London's Transport Museum depot
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A Standard Stock driving motor car built in 1934 at London's Transport Museum depot

The Standard Stock title was applied to a variety of Tube stock built between 1923-34, which shared the same basic characteristics, but with some detailed differences. This design is also sometimes referred to as 1923 Tube Stock or Pre 1938 Stock. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 841 KB) A driving motor car of London Underground Standard Stock built in 1934. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 841 KB) A driving motor car of London Underground Standard Stock built in 1934. ... Metropolitan Railway steam locomotive number 23, the only surviving locomotive from the worlds first underground railway, is preserved in the museum Londons Transport Museum, formerly known as the London Transport Museum, is a museum which seeks to conserve and explain the transport heritage of London, the capital city...


Some cars were later sold to British Rail for use on the Isle of Wight, and became their Classes 485 and 486. Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... The Isle of Wight is an English island, south of Southampton off the southern English coast. ... The British Rail Class 485 (or 4Vec) electrical multiple units were original built for the London Electric Railway from 1923-31 as their Standard tube stock. ... The British Rail Class 486 (or 3Tis) electrical multiple units were original built for the London Electric Railway from 1923-31 as their Standard tube stock. ...


Several vehicles have been preserved:

Number Type Built Builder Location
3209 7 DM 1931 Metro-Cammell London Underground, Acton Works
3327 - DM 1927 Metro-Cammell London's Transport Museum, Acton
3370 L134 DM 1927 Metro-Cammell London Underground, Acton Works
3690 L130 DM 1934 Metro-Cammell London Underground, Acton Works
3693 L131 DM 1927 Metro-Cammell London's Transport Museum, Acton
3701 L135 DM 1934 Metro-Cammell London Underground, Acton Works
3706 2 DM 1934 Metro-Cammell London Underground, Acton Works
5279 27 DT 1925 Metro-Cammell London's Transport Museum, Acton
7061 PC850 T 1931 BRCW London Underground, Acton Works
7063 PC851 T 1931 BRCW London Underground, Acton Works
7071 PC855 T 1931 BRCW London Underground, Acton Works
7281 44 T 1923 Cammel-Laird London Underground, Acton Works
7296 49 T 1923 Cammel-Laird London's Transport Museum, Acton
Key
DM Driving motor
DT Driving trailer
T Trailer

Several of the LTM owned cars are now being restored, and it is thought that they will be formed into a 4-car unit (as with the Museum's 1938 tube stock preserved unit). Metropolitan Railway steam locomotive number 23, the only surviving locomotive from the worlds first underground railway, is preserved in the museum Londons Transport Museum, formerly known as the London Transport Museum, is a museum which seeks to conserve and explain the transport heritage of London, the capital city... Acton is a place in the London Borough of Ealing. ... Metropolitan Railway steam locomotive number 23, the only surviving locomotive from the worlds first underground railway, is preserved in the museum Londons Transport Museum, formerly known as the London Transport Museum, is a museum which seeks to conserve and explain the transport heritage of London, the capital city... Acton is a place in the London Borough of Ealing. ... Metropolitan Railway steam locomotive number 23, the only surviving locomotive from the worlds first underground railway, is preserved in the museum Londons Transport Museum, formerly known as the London Transport Museum, is a museum which seeks to conserve and explain the transport heritage of London, the capital city... Acton is a place in the London Borough of Ealing. ... Metropolitan Railway steam locomotive number 23, the only surviving locomotive from the worlds first underground railway, is preserved in the museum Londons Transport Museum, formerly known as the London Transport Museum, is a museum which seeks to conserve and explain the transport heritage of London, the capital city... Acton is a place in the London Borough of Ealing. ... (Redirected from 1938 tube stock) The 1938 Tube Stock is the classic Tube stock design. ...



London Underground rolling stock
Tube stock: Gate - Standard - 1935 - 1938 - 1959 - 1960 - 1962 - 1967 - 1972 - 1973 - 1983  
1986 - 1992 - 1995 - 1996 - 2005
Sub-surface stock: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q23 - Q35 - Q38 - R38 - R49 - S - T
A60 - A62 - C69 - C77 - D78
Locomotives: Battery-electric - Diesel - Electric - Steam
Other stock: Coaching stock - Departmental - Engineering

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London Underground Standard Stock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (232 words)
The Standard Stock title was applied to a variety of Tube stock built between 1923-34, which shared the same basic characteristics, but with some detailed differences.
Some cars were later sold to British Rail for use on the Isle of Wight, and became their Classes 485 and 486.
Several of the LTM owned cars are now being restored, and it is thought that they will be formed into a 4-car unit (as with the Museum's 1938 tube stock preserved unit).
London Underground T Stock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (174 words)
The T Stock was built by Birmingham RCandW for the Metropolitan Railway in 1931-32 for use on electric services from Baker Street to Uxbridge and Watford.
The stock was replaced from 1962 by the new A60 and A62 Stock.
Gate - Standard - 1935 - 1938 - 1959 - 1960 - 1962 - 1967 - 1972 - 1973 - 1983  ;
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