Cravens Heritage Trains

The Only Group Dedicated to the Preservation of London Underground Rolling Stock in Working Order
About Us | 1960 Stock | 1962 Stock | Epping Signal Cabin | L11 | History | Latest News | More Preserved Tube Trains | More Photographs | Links
1960 Stock

Our three-car unit of 1960 Stock operated on the Central Line until withdrawl in 1994. Since 1995 we have operated regular railtours on the Underground network. More...

1962 Stock

Our second train also operated on the Central Line for 30 years and is now being restored at Hainault depot. More...

Epping Signal Cabin

Epping Signal Cabin became redundant in 1996 when re-signalling of the Central Line was completed. Since 2001 CHTL has leased the Signal Cabin - we hope to restore the frame and open a small museum. More...

L11

L11 is a unique locomotive built for shunting at Acton works. CHTL hopes to preserve this locomotive. More...

History

The eastern branches of the Central Line started life as part of the Eastern Counties Railway More...

General London Transport Sites

London Transport Web Listing of sites covering all aspects of public transport in London including underground but also trams and buses.

Metromodels Metromodels produce model kits for Underground stock and photographs of layouts featuring underground trains.

London Underground Railway Society The official LURS site with membership information, events and contact details.

District Dave's London Underground Site New site by a District Line driver. Includes a history of the District and information on daily operations.

Emmy's London Underground

Mind the Doors - Tales of a Tube Train Driver New site to advertise forthcoming book. Includes more LU rolling stock photographs.

TubePrune Large unofficial site with excellent content including track diagrams, photos and detailed technical information.

Going Underground Information, Tube trivia and fun

LondonRailways.net Information and photographs on some of London's railways, includes a history of the Epping Ongar railway and pictures from the "Steam on the Met" events.

London Underground at War The story of the use of the tube as an air raid shelter.

uk.transport.london Discussion board for all types of transport issues in and around the capital.

Geoff's Tube Challenge Record breaking attempts to visit all the LUL stations in one day continue to be popular. Read about the history of the challenge and some of the latest attempts. If you fancy having a go yourself you can find out about the rules too!

The London Underground Diary Follow one Londoner's daily experiences of tube travel. One of the best blogs around.

Capital Transport The premier publisher for books about the London Underground and London buses.

TubeTrack - Dot Matrix for your Desktop An ingenious free download that will display realtime train information on your desktop - (Bakerloo Line only at present).

Rolling Stock

Solid Bond Photo gallery An interesting selection of photographs from the 1970s and 1980s. Includes pictures of Cravens units with standard stock trailers taken at Woodford and Hainault in the early 1980s.

Richard's Railway page Information on London Underground rolling stock and a good account of the last day of '59 stock operation on the Northern line.

Modern london underground Another site devoted to the London Underground - includes many photographs taken within depots.

London underground technical pages Site by LU train driver with interesting information including listings of the location of withdrawn 1972 and 1983 Stock. Unfortunately the author reports that he has been unable to keep the sit updated.

New York Subway Unofficial enthusiast site devoted to metro systems world wide, not just the New York Subway. An impressive photo gallery includes several sections on the London Underground. The author even visited Ruislip to photgraph the Cravens unit! A must visit site!

thetube.fotopic.net A new gallery of tube photos.

Stations & History
Unofficial Downstreet Virtual tour An excellent virtual tour created by Jonathon Hall. Fascinating photographs of this closed station on the Piccadilly line.

London Underground History More excellent photographs and information on London's forgoten stations.

Abandoned Tube Stations Another impressive photo gallery featuring lost tube stations, includes some pictures of the Epping to Ongar line.

Woodford's Railway History of the line to Woodford and Epping with maps and photographs.

Northern Line Extension Photos

Northern Line Extension Photos

Places to Visit
Brunel Engine House Museum, Rotherhithe Information on museum commemorating the worlds first underwater tunnel which is still in use as part of the East London Line.

Low Hall Transport & Industrial Museum, Walthamstow Museum preserving the industrial and transport history of Waltham Forest and the Lea Valley. Exhibits include two underground cars.

Other Railway Links
ORPS (Ongar Railway Preservation Society) Follow the latest news in the ongoing campaign to open the Epping-Ongar branch as a preserved railway.

Holden F5 Trust The GER F5 class were the the last steam locomotives to operate on the Ongar branch. The F5 Trust plans to recreate this design.

UK Heritage Railways Comprehensive links page for the UK's preserved railways and rolling stock groups.

R.A.I.L (Rail Associations In London) Links page for enthusiast groups in London and the South-East.

Latest News

Starlight Express marks Uxbridge Centenary
The 1938 TS owned by the LT Museum was in operation on Sunday 4th July to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the opening of the Uxbridge branch. More...

The Holden F5 Trust

Re-building a lost steam locomotive... More...

The Pumphouse

Low Hall Steam and Transport Museum in Walthamstow commemorates the industrial heritage of the Lea Valley More...

ORPS Meetings 2004