72 Stock to Serve Until 2030's

I assume that the project involves stripping the car to the skeleton, and then installing the prototype refurbishment stuff, like the 1973 stock?

Indeed, the loss of the roller-blind would be sad.

I'm really hoping that they keep the transverse seating as to my mind it really doesn't take up that much standing space compared with longitudinal and you can seat an additional four passengers per car. Replacing the transverse seating would be a very expensive move.

What equipment is under those transverse seats as a matter of interest?

Yes and this is why they are now my favourare stock on the network. It would be very difficult to change the transverse seats in my opinion.

Wasn't a trial carried out on a 1967 stock car during refurb years ago. I think it was more of a test to see what was possible on the 1973 stock.

The car involved was a trailer but most modern stock have accessible sections to the middle of the train. In the 1972 stock this is the 33XX motor car which has the 34XX UNDM on one side and the 43XX trailer on the other. The motor cars are not ideal for the work.

How many cars need to be worked on? Perhaps the 43XX trailer may be the best car to mod if only one car is required to be modified.

Thanks to Bowroad for this pic which is what I was looking for!

Always grouped together, the T.V.I.C. (Triple Valve Isolating Cock)/E.P.B.I.C. (Electro Pneumatic Brake Isolating Cock)/B.R.V. (Brake Release Valve) and separately the D.I.C. (Door Isolating Cock)/Con.IC (Control (Motors) Isolating Cock). On the UNDM (34 car) there is also a Con.COS (Control Cut Out Switch) as there is no other place to put it (on the 32, 33 and 35 cars it is in the cab). Also there are batteries (and their respective fuses) and the 20amp Clean Feed fuses under the transverse seats.

I suppose the amount of wheelchair provision could be worked-out short-term from observations on lines already so fitted. It wouldn't be useful in the long-term, as such usage will grow as folk become aware that it is available.

Are such statistics being gathered?

There are four currently I believe. I guess they plan on getting more step free access where possible.

There is additionally step-free interchange to the same-direction (e.g. southbound to southbound) Jubilee Line at Baker Street, same-direction Victoria Line at Oxford Circus, and same platform interchange with London Overground at Willesden Junction and South Kenton and with same-direction London Overground services everywhere else between Queen's Park and Harrow and Wealdstone.

There should be ramps in place to address this.

Believe it was one of the 72TS conversions 4186.

It could be the opposite of the 'Harrington Hump' - unfortunately, I can't think of anything witty to name it other than the 'Harrow Hole'...

Apart from new flooring installed, little change, bodies will be patch vinyled, most work is to the body structure, so majority of work is to mounting brackets for door pillars and underframe structure repairs to the longitudinal swan necks, and floor plate replacement.