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Rectory Gardens, UPMINSTER, RM14 3YJ

This is the view inside the A stock train. It is remarkably different to the layout of the stock used on the Metropolitan line today, as those units have been refurbished since the 1960s and according to the tube maps inside the carriage, these units were also used on the Circle and District lines before the D and C stock came along in the 1980s and 1990s respectively. The seating is longitudinal instead of transverse, there are hanging straps (the bobbles on the end of the springs hanging off the ceiling) instead of grab handles and the floor is wooden instead of rubber tiled. The "No Smoking" signs on the windows are modern additions, as these units were in service and finished their career on the Circle and District lines before the Kings Cross fire in 1987.

The view looking the other way.

Here's a head on view of the Evel Knievel convoy of District line trains in the depot, taken after we had finished looking around the depot. The third siding from the right is still vacant and is going to remain that way until tomorrow, as none of the trains can move due to the power supply to the lines being isolated. This event wouldn't be possible with the power supply running under normal conditions!

I'm unsure exactly which stock this is as there is no front carriage to tell which one it is. According to Image, it's either 1920 (F) or 1938 (Q) stock used on the District line, or 1927 (O/P) stock used on the Metropolitan, Circle and Hammersmith and City lines.

The interior of the unknown stock bears some resemblance to the A stock, introduced 30-40 years later. The seating is transverse, there are handle straps instead of grab handles, and maple flooring instead of rubber tiling. There are also very few adverts on this carriage - whether these have been taken off or originally date back to when printing was quite expensive is unknown.

The road in the background is called Pond Walk which is off of front Lane Cranham

This is the view in the opposite direction. Note the lack of an end-of-carriage window, which is a common feature on pre-1960s stock.

One more thing I forgot to show earlier! Believe it or not, this is the motor of the 1922 stock - actually in the driver's cab! The driver actually has to share his cab with this monstrosity and several other workers maintaining it! It was terribly cramped and dark in here as you can imagine - I had to use the flash to get this shot! It's a wonder that we were allowed inside this locomotive!

This is a 1922 locomotive, making up the second half of the 1922 carriage-locomotive duo. The inside of this locomotive is extremely cramped, as you'll see in Image

Apologies for the Thomas The Tank Engine reference - I couldn't think of any other way to describe it! It's part of the 1922 stock and comprises both the carriage and the locomotive. For some reason, we weren't allowed inside this carriage either - it did look rather cramped inside and so was perhaps a little dangerous for loads of people to be swarming in there.