1983 stock on ELL viaduct near Gt Eastern St

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En route to a meeting today with Network Rail I did a double take at the sight of 2 83TS DM vehicles on top of some 40 ft containers on the old Broad Street viadut near Curtain Rd.

No camera available unfortunatly - but they are semi vandalised with the ubiquitous TOX 06 tag and other scribbles - cab doors open and no obvious way up to them.

i thought it was a modern art sculpute - but someone sid they are planned to be used for offices !

Any one know how they got there - and what their fate is - its on the piece of viaduct that is not likely to be used for the ELLX route section via Shoreditch.

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have look here!

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That solves that one then - bet they end up as scrap - they are not exactly in lettable condition ! - even for a charity ! ;D

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... maybe for a syringe recycling charity.

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WHAT ARE THE NUMBERS OF THESE CARS?

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That part of the viaduct is indeed not used for the ELLX. It is part of the old viaduct to Broad Street Station but the ELL will join it a bit further north so this part is unused.

From what I've read they are in use by artists as workshop and are not temporary. I believe they were put there only last autumn.