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A chance to compare the 1992 Central Line Stock with that from 1962 which is approaching Woodford station on the right with the RAIL ADHESION TRAIN on the 30th October 2009. Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com British and Foreign Railway Pictures Jampics Fotopic.

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Now this is the only 1962 Central Line Silver Stock running on the London Underground. They were withdrawn from service on the Central Line in 1995 but were operating on the Northern Line for a a while after this. This one is used for laying down sandite on the track to improve grip during the leaf fall season and is currently making runs on an almost daily basis. It was pictured at Buckhurst Hill on the 28th October 2004. Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com British and Foreign Railway Pictures Jampics Fotopic.

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DIGITAL PANIC set in when after picturing the train entering the station the camera decided to turn itself off! First attempt to revive it failed. The second attempt succeeded but by then time was running out so I then had to chase the the train with the telephoto...and this was the result...phew! The place is Buckhurst Hill on the Central Line, the date 28th October 2004 and the train the one remaining 1962 stock in use on an engineering Sandite Special. Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com British and Foreign Railway Pictures Jampics Fotopic.

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We were not expecting the returning Sandiite Special to come into the centre road at Loughton so we were a little unprepared but just managed this view of its arrival...something that wound the clock back nine years. The date was October 28th 2004. Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com British and Foreign Railway Pictures Jampics Fotopic.

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The only 1962 Silver Central Line Stock still running was out again on the 4th November 2004, this time it is seen at Theydon Bois on a westbound sandite run. Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com British and Foreign Railway Pictures Jampics Fotopic.

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This picture of a 1962 silver stock Central Line train was taken at Loughton in the snow of early February 1991. Although snow has fallen many times since this was probably the last ocassion when a substantial fall has lasted for several days. Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com British and Foreign Railway Pictures Jampics Fotopic.

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HISTORY. What I like about this picture is that it could have been taken in the 1960s instead of Autumn 2007. This is the only 1962 Silver Central Line stock still running...but for how much longer? The western end of the Central Line already has a 1992 stock train converted for laying sandite so we at the eastern end of the line consider ourselves fortunate to have this classic silver Tube performing the job, which is seen approaching Roding Valley on October 29th 2007. Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com British and Foreign Railway Pictures Jampics Fotopic.

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A Central Line train of 1956/59/62 tube stock leaves Ealing Broadway on 17 May 1994. Tube stock is built to a much smaller loading gauge than surface stock. Photo and scan copyright Pat & David Othen, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada (dothen@ra.isisnet.com)