1938 Stock returning to depot

Driver's Eye View from the cab of the London Transport Museum's 1938 Stock tube train whilst being moved from the District Line depot at Ealing Common into the Museum depot at Acton Town, following a farewell railtour on London Underground's East London Line. The railtour marked the line's closure until 2010 to enable major extension and upgrade work to take place.

The train can be heard motoring (thus moving under its own power) until the traction current rails end, after which point it coasts into the museum depot shed and is braked to a stop normally.

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[metadyneman]

OK.. now I'm no expert here but I cannot see any juice rails... does she run on Duracell energisers to get into the depot?

[tubesnaps]

The juice rails can just be made out at the beginning of the video until the train enters the museum complex where they come to an end (00:30). Therefore up until that point the train just motors in the normal way and then coasts the rest of the way in.

[metadyneman]

Cool! I take it there is a power supply that can be connected up for maintenance purposes without the need for a juice rail in the depot (I've never been to the depot but would like to at some point!)

[tubesnaps]

As far as I'm aware there is no traction current supply in the museum depot, not even overhead trolley leads as usually found in LU depots. To get the unit "on juice" it has to be pushed out of the museum depot by a specially adapted forklift as far as needed for it to pick up current from the current rails in Ealing Common depot.

[MusicalElitist1]

Forgive me, I'm a bit thick, but what do you mean by "coasts?" Also I'm still a bit confused as to why the train does not lose the power once the juice rails end. I know you've explained it, but could you explain it again? Please :)

[tubesnaps]

The train does lose power to the motors once it is no longer picking up current from the rails, but it will continue to roll until gravity stops it, or as demonstrated in the video, the driver applies the brakes (which continue to work normally). That's what is meant by coasting. A bit like putting a car in neutral while moving and switching off the engine.

[MusicalElitist1]

Oh! I see! Thank you for that :) Ace vid once again man! :)

[metadyneman]

One other question.. has this unit been fitted with 1959 stock air compressors? They sound like the ones fitted to them.

[metadyneman]

Where would we be without the humble fork lift truck eh? Seriously though It's lovely to see this train in full working order.. i remember them well in service though not so well looked after as thjis little baby. I think it's a shame they didn't do the same with a 4-car 1962 unit