The unloved C stock

C stock are good people movers, theyve done the job very well. But the thing is, the reason not as many people are sad about their withdrawal is because they do not really have anything to appeal to the enthusiast. For example,
Motors: They sound like washing machine motors.
Speed: Not very fast at all.
Ride quality: Near enough the same as any other surface stock.

There is just nothing good about them that stands out to the enthusiast.

Not really a fan of the Cattle-Stock and is looking forwards for the S7 Stock

Going to make an admission here, the cattle trucks are my favourite on the sub surface railway. There, I said it! *cue mickey taking*
I can see why a lot of people don't like them but I think they are great. They are one of the last few "proper" trains. Nothing quite like the smell of heavy braking you get sometimes when a train comes to a halt, its the same you get on BR mk3 coaching stock, lovely... They are utilitarian, not a lot to look at but they are serious people movers and do a good job. I've spent a lot of time recently trying to get the circle where I can off-peak, camera in hand so I can get a good few journey's on them before they finally all depart from the railway.
If you have trains with four sets of double doors on all cars, put them on circles for 40 years, let them get into a bad state, refurbish, leave them to get in a bad state again, of course they won't be terrifically reliable.

I totally agree with metman on variety, whether or not you like the S stock, they will be everywhere soon and the lack of variety might get a bit boring. Seeing as pretty much all of the fleet is still in service and won't be for long, make the most of them.

I have mixed feelings on the C stock. I prefer the D and A stock respectively, however I've been using the C stock for years now. Whenever I'm at Southfields, I never take a C stock and always wait for a D stock. However, I will definitely miss them when they go. They have a certain smell (sometimes) and noise that will be missed.

I liked driving the C stock, when we went OPO they had not been modified so sticking your hands behind your back to open the doors was not fun every 2 minutes but apart from a few electrical problems I always found them reliable. Someone mentioned on here they are not fast, we used to rocket down from Notting hill gate to High St, I always thought they had a good fast acceleration to, sometimes the rheo brake was iffy but Westinghouse was spot on.

The C stock does have higher acceraration than the A stock and D stock.
It just depends on if the driver uses full power for speed.

I will always remember the C's in their unrefurbished state. Every Friday, I used to go from Becontree to Old Street to stay with my nan and grandad for the weekend, and I would always change at Barking to get a C stock from the bay platform in the evening peak. I remember a few lively rides between Barking and East Ham - they certainly do shift, and they postively screamed when driven at high speed!

Happy days, and they were never quite the same after refurbishment.

Not a fan myself either. The D Stock has to be my favoruite sub-surface trains after the S Stocks. I always seem to find the C's jam packed and bumpy. In a way they remind me of a sort of copy of the A Stock, with the A Stock being the better copy. Bring on the S7's!

I for one will miss the C stock. They are a superb people mover and although they can be rough, I used to make it my challenge to get them to be a smooth as possible. The westinghouse is now excellent and I used to perform many a rounder on it. I will miss them, especially now I only drive them once or twice a month at best.

OMHO D stock is superb. Its the best surface stock train that we've ever had or ever likely to have in terms of mechanical reliability. The old KISS priciple of "Keep It simple Stoopid" certainly worked.

It was part of the Yellow Pages train!

Seems like once they were fully introduced, my family and I didn't have to travel to KXSP like we used to. We were lucky to catch a thru train past Baker St, and once we picked up my "Nana" who came down alot from Grantham we'd take a bus to Baker St and then a Met back to Middlesex(the changes @ Baker St were too much for her). Despite only one trip on them, I always wondered where the Guard's doors were(as an adult I would discover that the guard would sit in the rear driver's cab).