London Underground 1938 Stock facts for kids
Quick facts for kids 1938 Stock |
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1938 Stock at Harlesden
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| Stock type | Deep-level tube |
| Line served | Bakerloo line East London line Northern line Piccadilly line |
| Manufacturer | BRC&W Metro-Cammell |
| Operator | London Underground |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | DM 52 ft 3+3⁄4 in (15.94 m) NDM/UNDM/T 51 ft 2+3⁄4 in (15.61 m) |
| Width | 8 ft 6+1⁄4 in (2.597 m) |
| Height | 9 ft 5+1⁄2 in (2.883 m) |
| Weight | DM 27.4 long tons (27.8 t; 30.7 short tons) NDM 35.9 long tons (36.5 t; 40.2 short tons) T 20.65 long tons (20.98 t; 23.13 short tons) |
The London Underground 1938 Stock was a special type of train. It ran deep underground on the London Underground railway system. These trains were used from 1938 until 1988.
They served many lines during their long life. This included the Bakerloo, Northern, Piccadilly, East London, and Central lines.
Today, these trains no longer run on the London Underground. They were built by two companies: Metro-Cammell and Birmingham RC&W.
Some of these old trains are still in use! You can find them on the Isle of Wight's Island Line. There, they are known as the Class 483. In 2007, a company called South West Trains bought them for a very low price. They are now the oldest trains that run on a regular schedule on the National Rail network in the UK.
History of the 1938 Tube Stock
The 1938 tube stock trains were built as part of a big plan. This plan was called the New Works Programme. It happened between 1935 and 1940.
These new trains were mainly planned for the Northern and Bakerloo lines. A few more trains were also made for the Piccadilly line.
Life on the Northern Line
During the 1950s and 1960s, the Northern Line mostly used 1938 and 1949 tube stock trains. By the late 1960s, these trains were getting quite old.
The first 1938 trains were taken off the Northern line in the early 1970s. Newer 1972 tube stock trains replaced them.
Images for kids
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Island Line Class 483 No. 008 arrives at Shanklin station.
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The inside of a Class 483 train.
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A 1938 tube stock train kept at the London Transport Museum Depot in 2005.
