Last 1938 tube stock train on London Underground - 1988

The very last 1938 tube stock train in passenger service on the London Underground. On the final journey (Edgware to Morden on the Northern line) the train was unable to get the doors closed pilot light, but still struggled on towards Morden.
All footage here by NHG Mitchell.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• 1938 tube stock
• 1938TS
• Northern
• London
• underground
• railways
• tube
• metro
• trains
• platforms
• vintage
• red trains
• Edgware
• Hendon
• Brent
• Golders
• Camden
• Kennington
• Morden
• depot

[hakc97isback]

Where is the starting station?

[Yolticat]

@hakc97isback I think it could be Kennington.

[bommmmmmmm]

Interesting film. You can tell this was filmed in what is now a bygone time. Sadly, If you tried filming that today the random strangers would have objected, you would automatically be suspected of being a pervert for pointing the camera in the direction of the teenage girl @9.09 or the pixel police would have been on your back over ‘security issues’

[Yolticat]

@bommmmmmmm Yes we were somewhat less under surveillance back then. Scary to think what it may be like 20 years hence!

[trainluvr]

I was very lucky to have had a visit to London in 1988 and quite unexpectedly found these still running. I believe they had been withdrawn to reserve status and then put back for the final two years. I would like to know the exact details of that, if possible. Thanks for posting, as I know first hand what a chore it is to do so.

[Yolticat]

@trainluvr The 1938 stock ran on London's Bakerloo line until Nov 1985, then in 1986 almost a year later five of them made a come-back on the Northern line where they had run many years earlier. This was done due to serious overcrowding on that line. So they ran for a bit under two years again on the Northern line. I think several of these were then transferred to run on the Isle of Wight, replacing 1927 Standard stock there. Hope this helps!

[superteacher1000]

Great video! I remember the 1938 stock when I was very young in the 1970's, Managed to get a ride on some when they came back to the Northern from 1986 - 1988. Pilot light lost - they would never have allowed it to continue with passengers in this day and age!

[MultiTheJM]

And everyone is chatting away with each other. Nobody is pressing a phone to their ears. Looks like more fun

[PadisherCreel]

for me 1938 stock will always be THE London Underground stock, travelled on them every day Queens Park to Oxford Circus August 1982 to Jan 1983

Great!

[metadyneman]

Excellent posting thanks for sharing it. The driving motor coaches of the five trains that survived are (I think) the ones that are still to this day running on the Isle of Wight. LT called them the "Starlight Express" units I believe!

We are lucky to still have a complete working 4-car unit of this stock preserved. It's next outing will be on the Piccadilly and District Lines on Sunday June 19th 2011

[NESTABROWN9]

@hihat101 But is not quite welcome riding that train really, some people who knows that awful brakes of the trains. They wants ride by the train and what they people think surprise could worst of train has noisy brake or affecting being a technical problem!!!

[NESTABROWN9]

@hihat101 Well yeah, nice train to vid! However, is possible found is London Transport museum in Coven Garden for London. There will still usual oldest railway from 1960's and 1980's I think that lots information down there really. Anyway, is very interesting classic local underground trains service to ride them! Is awful train stock has problem of noisy brake on a train aren't you know!!!