Waterloo & City Line (1) - Class 487 (built in 1940)

The Waterloo & City Line trains which were introduced by the Southern Railway in 1940.

Here they are (mostly) seen in Network SouthEast livery, although there is a still image at the end showing a train at Waterloo in BR Blue.

We also see the surrounding station areas at Bank and Waterloo and a DM after it had been withdrawn outside the National Railway Museum at York.

The Trav-o-lator tunnel at Bank is a mess. For a station in the wealthiest district of one of the planet's wealthiest nations this was a disgrace. Apparently the City Corporation (local govt. for the area) wanted to invest in the station and make it look respectable, but not only did Mrs Thatcher's govt. forbid this but they threatened the City Corporation that if it tried making this information / dispute public then it (Mrs Thatcher's govt.) would have taken revenge, with one of its actions including by increasing taxation on the vast profits the financial institutions make.

(Information sourced from a private meeting I attended in the 1980's where a former Lord Mayor was guest of honour).

This was filmed in December 1989, during the period between Xmas and the New Year when fewer than normal people go to work.

This was my first ever filming session with my then brand new s-VHS-C camcorder.

More information on these trains can be found here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_487

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[luerexbob]

I have to say, I absolutely love this video. Great to see the heritage of our Underground. Go London!

[citytransportinfo]

@luerexbob :-)

[raakone]

Were the '40 stock cars shorter than the '92s that replaced them? Or are the new trains shorter? (but so because '92s must always be in pairs...and there isn't enough room for a six car train)

A rotten shame about that government thing. But I wonder if it was being done because Mrs. Thatcher's government WANTED to give a reason to just "privatize" the line as quickly as possible, without anybody complaining (well, it's obvious under government administration it's falling apart...)

[citytransportinfo]

@raakone I dont know about the vehicle lengths... the money and Thatcher thing will be partly because they wanted to privatise, partly b ecause they did not state ownership (did not agree with their political and econonic ideaologies) but also because there was a need to find new ways to raise funds for preparing for an event which is expected to occur later this year (Sept - Oct - Nov). I am refering to the comet, which many say is something more than that.

[citytransportinfo]

@kaiyan246 The train was introduced into service in 1940 - this was filmed in the early 1990's.

Simon

[halomasterchief14]

whats a trav-o-lator?

[craffte]

scary! omg.. awesome tho

[railroadrob2010]

The Waterloo and City Line was opened by the London and South Western Railway in 1896. In 1923, the LSWR became part of the Southern Railway (quite different from the present train operating company), which built new trains for the line in 1940. In view of the impending transfer of the line to London Underground after privatisation of British Rail, the current (third generation) trains in use were built to the same design as the 1992 Central Line tube stock.

[citytransportinfo]

@Cazkumali yes, the 482s (as they were called at the time) replaced the 487's

[citytransportinfo]

@jamwithmates123 down I would suggest, since I started at the top and then went on to film at the bottom.

[citytransportinfo]

@werkowiczfilm the trains are from 1940. The film is much newer - I think I filmed this in December 1989.