Vehicles on the move

[Deleted]

Hello,

'Tis my first post here...
I was wondering about the vehicles on the move events. In the last couple of years there seem to have been quite a number of them, and I have enjoyed them a lot. But, I haven't heard about any this year. Anyone think there any likely to be planned for the summer?

[spsmiler]

Hi there.

I am not a railway employee and do not have definitive information, but from what I've heard the 1938 tube stock train is currently undergoing heavy maintenance and will be out of use for quite a while.

Whether there will be any steam train events remains to be seen. The same applies to events involving Sarah Siddons.

Simon

[MoreToJack]

The 1938 stock is currently in bits in Acton REW undergoing a heritage overhaul.

Steam trips (With Sarah Siddons et al) are in the planning for Watford-Chesham and Ealing Broadway-High Street Kensington, however at the moment details are still sketchy and nothing is confirmed.

There are no plans to use the A stock as far as I am aware; nonetheless this is not technically preserved so that's not too surprising.

No doubt specifics will be posted up here when they are known.

[spsmiler]

Ealing Broadway - High Street Kensington is especially exciting, as its central London and a 'first'.

It would also be great if any of the preserved Q / R / COP etc stock were also on display in a station platform somewhere (perhaps at HSK, if the Olympia service is not operating) and available for visitors to see.

I might go to the other event too, although the lack of affordably priced ODTC is an issue. I am one of the (apparently few) who used to buy 2-6 and 2-9 ODTC's and because of the significant price hike reduced my travelling when these were withdrawn.

Simon

[sawb]

The general consensus is that the 1938 stock is unlikely to be seen until at least October, probably longer.

I would advise signing up to the museum e-newsletter: www.ltmuseum.co.uk/contact-us/newsletter, as it may well be that if/when tickets do go on sale, there is a pre-sale for Friends and newsletter subscribers. One of the reason the Charring Cross and Clapham South is most were snapped up by Friends and newsletter subscribers.

[Deleted]

Hi,
Thanks for the info!

May 3, 2015 20:15:19 GMT spsmiler said:

I've heard the 1938 tube stock train is currently undergoing heavy maintenance and will be out of use for quite a while.

I thought that it might be having some work done, I don't remember seeing it at Acton when I went a couple of weeks ago.

May 4, 2015 16:46:38 GMT spsmiler said:

Ealing Broadway - High Street Kensington is especially exciting, as its central London and a 'first'.

That would be fun!

I will keep my eyes open in the museum newsletter and see what comes up... I look forward to the charing cross tour

Dan

[Deleted]

The 38TS itself is in TMU

[pauluni]

The latest Steam Railway magazine reports that the Chesham - Watford steam trains won't happen in July.

[bassmike]

any news about the craven unit lateley?

[pauluni]

The latest Heritage Railway magazine states that the Steam On The Underground runs will not happen in July. The Metropolitan Line runs are hoped to run on 12 & 13 September. The District Line runs are likely to be postponed to 2016. Official announcement of the Met runs are expected soon.

[pauluni]

According to the latest Heritage Railway mag, each day of Steam On The Met on 12 & 13 September will be formed of:
1 x Harrow - Chesham - Watford
2 x Watford - Chesham - Watford
1 x Watford - Chesham - Harrow

Tickets go on sale this month

[Deleted]

That is where you are wrong. Tickets are on sale now

www.ltmuseum.co.uk/tickets?directlink=en-GB/shows/vintage%20summer%20steam/events

[Chris M]

To be fair, it is the same month as it was 17 hours ago!