Catch-up Part II

Acton Depot Open Day

 London Underground - Piccadilly Line Metro-Cammell and Birmingham RC&W. (1938-tube stock)

This Piccadilly Line stock was an addition to the 1,121 cars built for the Bakerloo & Northern lines.  The additional 167 cars (91 new builds plus 76 conversions) for the Picc line were used on the London Underground until 1988. Although, some examples are still at work on the Isle of Wight as Class 483, making them the oldest passenger rolling stock operating timetabled services on the National Rail network.

 

  London Underground - 1967 Victoria Line Tube stock.  

Built by Metro-Cammell  the 1967 Stock was a fleet of deep-level tube stock which operated on the Victoria Line from when the line first opened on 1 September 1968 until 30 June 2011. 316 cars were built. The stock was the first opportunity to build cars which included many of the enhancements tried out in the 1960 Stock. They were designed for the Victoria Line, and each train consisted of eight cars, marshaled as two four-car units. Each unit had a driving motor car at both ends, and two trailer cars between them. This refurbished motor car in which Queen Elizabeth II traveled during the official opening of the line in 1969, number 3052, is preserved in a non-working condition.  It was withdrawn from service in October 2010.

 Type UCC "Feltham" double deck electric tram No 355 - electric tram

This vehicle began its life in 1931,  working from Finchley depot in north London. It had been  built at Feltham in Middlesex. The streamlined design was adopted as the new standard and referred to as the Feltham type. In 1936, the Finchley routes were changed to trolleybuses and this tram was moved to routes around Brixton and Streatham. The Feltham tramcars were the last class of trams to be built for service in London. Trolleybuses proved to be flexible and more popular with the public and eventually took over from the trams.

 

1931.  A1-class "Diddler" trolleybus No 1, registration HX2756 - trolleybus.

This is the first London trolleybus. It was based at Fulwell depot, west London, the only depot dedicated to trolleybus operation and repairs. Trolleybuses were introduced by London United Tramways, which was part of the Underground Group. The design is based on the L.T.-type bus. The type became known as 'diddlers'. In 1948, the early trolleybuses were withdrawn from service having become worn out and in poor condition. By 1952 most were scrapped, but this Number 1 was preserved by the Museum of British Transport.

 

 1935 Q-type AEC single deck motor bus.

 The Q-type was a revolutionary new design. Introduced by the London Passenger Transport Board and built by Associated Equipment Company (AEC). This bus had its engine mounted upright behind the driver. Number Q55 spent most of its working life operating on Country Area services around the Home Counties. During 1939-45, it was converted into an ambulance. When the Q-types were withdrawn from service in 1952, many were exported for use in the Mediterranean and Africa.


 

1931, ST821 AEC Regent. In London Transport "Country" livery

This bus spent its life working on the Country Area services and was based at a number of different garages around outer London.  The S.T.-type bus was based on the new 'Regent' chassis produced by   AEC  and introduced in 1930. The early models were operated by Thomas Tilling Limited on behalf of the London General Omnibus Company. Many of the early versions were subsequently sold to government agencies and converted into armoured cars.