Sky Line??

[paulo]

Whilst in London today on Great Eastern Road I noticed a rather odd site amongst the demolition work for the new "overground" were two LU carriages perched on a rooftop!!! does anyone have any idea how they got there?? more to the point what stock they are?? I then became curious to which line this originally was??

 

[Daniel]

They've been converted into offices.

 

[paulo]

What a strange idea, they are in quite bad condition even all the way up there. Am I right in thinking they are 67s or 72s?

 

[Daniel]

59ts Iirc.

 

[Julian G]

i reckon they are 83TS

 

[DavyCrocket]

Yeah they're the old Jubilee line trains that LUL have been trying to hide and now get rid of for years, and trying to dodge all the negative PR!

 

[Daniel]

Always found it strange that they just dumped them... could have been used to replace older stock elsewhere!

 

[DavyCrocket]

There werent that many of them (only running between Stanmore and Charing Cross). They had only one single leaf door so would increase dwell times and possibly cause platform crowding issues, particuarly on "tube" stations. I think these two issues made them unpopular to be used on other lines. Plus I hear that they werent too reliable. Unlike the Un-Refurbed D Stock, which was/is the most reliable stock.

 

[paulo]

Its a pitty I cant display the picture of them think the file size is too large does anyone know which line used to run across the road behind them?

 

[Daniel]

...East London Line?

 

[DavyCrocket]

Its a pitty I cant display the picture of them think the file size is too large does anyone know which line used to run across the road behind them?

The Broad Street line? and future northern end of the East London line extension.

 

[paulo]

Thats the one I think it used to join with the section over by the former Shoreditch station its quite a long section or was!!!! im pretty new to this stuff so im looking to people who know to learn from.

 

[DavyCrocket]

Thats the one I think it used to join with the section over by the former Shoreditch station its quite a long section or was!!!! im pretty new to this stuff so im looking to people who know to learn from.

I dont know the area all that well but I do know that that line was built on viaducts. Just google Broad Street line! :razz:

 

[paulo]

Ok thanks, I think theres a good chance those carriages will be removed in the near future a bit of an eyesore!!! I didnt actually realise how many disused lines there are in London.

 

[DavyCrocket]

Get this.... http://www.amazon.co.uk/London-Railway-Atlas-J-Brown/dp/0711031371

Very good, done by an LUL Manager!

 

[paulo]

Excellent I may have to add that one to my list, thanks. Im curious about Broad St now it's a real pain im trying to photograph these sites and they pull them down before I get there!!!!

 

[DavyCrocket]

Here's some sites for you. Its hard to believe now that a City station would be closed for an office block to be built on!
http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/b/broad_street/index.shtml
http://www.urban75.org/london/broad-street.html
http://freepages.nostalgia.rootsweb.com/~cyberheritage/london.htm