Cravens Heritage Trains

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. Read more... Aldwych Branch Photos... High Barnet Shuttles... East London Explorer..

1962 Stock
Our second train also operated on the Central Line for 30 years and is now being restored at Hainault depot. Read more... 1962 TS Volunteer Days 2004 Sunday 25th January Sunday 8th February Sunday 22nd February Email for more information.

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.Read more...

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

History
The eastern branches of the Central Line started life as part of the Eastern Counties Railway Read more...

More Preserved Tube Stock
Many other items of underground rolling stock have been preserved. Read more...

Links
More railway and underground websites...

Aldwych November 2003

Passenger tunnels adjacent to the lift shafts Aldwych station was never completed; the public never used some sections of the station. Some tunnels remained un-tiled The platform at Aldwych Since closure the station has been used regularly for filming. The station signs are often changed to represent other locations! '72 Train Stock at Aldwych A train of '72 TS has been stored on the branch for several years. When not in use For filming it is stabled in the crossover tunnel just south of Holborn. Passenger tunnel leading to the second platform. Passenger tunnel leading back to the lift shafts.

Wood Lane

1992 Stock in the depot at Wood Lane. A major redevelopment of the site is now underway The view from the depot looking back towards White City station. The roof of the former power station can be seen to the left. The remains of No 1 road. When the Central London Railway opened in 1900 the depot was enclosed by a loop. The truncated line in the centre of the picture is the last remaining section. The 1908 exhibition halls were elevated structures - a few sections still remain Some of these structures are now unsafe, hence the fencing in the centre of the picture. Another view of the depot and the exhibition halls. One of the remaining station signs on the platform at Wood Lane. Another view of the station sign and tiles

Steam on the Met

K1 62005 and cl 20 locomotive 20 227 pass Rickmansworth 20 227 passes Rickmansworth at the rear of an Amersham train. BR class 20 locomotives arrived on LUL in the early 1990s when they were used to power infrastructure trains as an experiment. This did not become a regular event but 20 227 was used to provide air breaking for SOM event and by 2000 had been repainted into an unauthentic but attractive Metropolitan railway maroon. 62005 runs round at Amersham

Miscellaneous Photographs

Schoma diesels 2 and 8 at Ruislip depot 22nd June 2002 A fleet of diesel locomotives were acquired in the mid 1990s and used during the construction of the Jubilee Line extension. They have since been used alongside the battery locomotives on infrastructure work across the network. L25 at Old Oak Common open day August 2000 The versatile battery locomotives have even reached the National Rail network! C Stock and A Stock at Rickmansworth sidings A display of rolling stock in Rickmansworth sidings was usually a feature of the Steam on the Met events. D Stock in Rickmansworth sidings 1972 I TS at Hainault Withdrawn from service on the Northern Line cars of 72 TS have been stored at Hainault for over two years. At one time it was thought that they might be refurbished for further use on the Waterloo & City, allowing that line's fleet of 92 TS to join the rest on the Central Line. However it now seems that the stock will be scrapped; four cars were removed on Sunday 11th January 2004

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Latest News
1972 TS for Scrap Four cars of stored 1972 stock have been removed from Hainault. Read More... Starlight Express In Passenger Service The LT Museum's four-car unit of 1938 Stock has returned to passenger service Read More...