Preserved 1938 Tube Stock

They have run it a couple of times before - to Uxbridge a couple of times one open weekend, and to Oakwood as part of a school party, but it doesn't seem to be too often an occurance.

Hopefully you in your position prjb will be able to find the person responsible and hang them from the scaffold speak to them nicely .

Exactly my sentiments TB!!! As to the Q stock restoration appeal, it would be a real glowing shame if this was restored to service conditions, only for it to be kept on shed due to the same probs affecting the '38.

Indeed. I have ridden on the 1938TS when it did the Uxbridge centenary runs, and I also think it's criminal that it is immured on shed all the time.

If you really want to light a fire under someone find out about why it's off LU metals, you can find out why it was not permitted to run during the 150th anniversary of the Loughton branch of the Central Line...

I had a ride on it when it did the Uxbridge Centenerian in 2004 (and really enjoyed it), but that was over two years ago and it has not been out since.
Plus it has only been used four times since being preserved in 1988, so why bother spending vast amounts of money restoring it to working order and then having it [glow=red,2,300]STUFFED AND MOUNTED[/glow] because someone won't give permission for it to be used?
I am also annoyed that LUL have kept Sarah Siddons and the 4TC locked up in Ruislip depot for over six years since the last Steam on the Met event in 2000 and not used them once, surely it would be better to hand them over to the LT Museum and have them moved to Acton so as there would be a chance of Sarah Siddons running again.
LUL could be making money out of the 1938 stock unit and Sarah Siddons and all they do it confine them to there sheds!

i think lul has sold all the coaches they bought for the steam on the met specials

Seems such a wasted oppertunity...if lul wants to have an herritage fleet atall then why keep them locked up out of site in various states of (dis)repair? It would surely be a money earner to commondere the woodford-hainult loop for a few summer sundays a year to run restored tube trains? In fact since that bit is ex great eastern, you could also run the co/cp and 'q' stock when they all get restored, not to mention the 't' stock if the electrics could be restored...

As ATO is intended to spread across the whole network, what long term future will there be for any preserved LU stock?

It would be quite interesting!

So then there needs to be a dedicated line which lul owns and opperates, but is supported and maintained financially by volunteers as a charity. How much would buying back Epping-Ongar Cost?

No I'm not! I deal with upgrades, remember? Future engineers trains will be fitted with multiple ATO systems in order to allow them to run accross different Infraco's ATO systems. (It would need to have ATO equipment fitted, just like the engineers trains do, as in just like the engineers trains would need it)

Yes, you could fit ATO to a 38ts no problem - what i'm saying is that it would be wholly wrong to do it though.

I read your post as though you meant current engineers trains have ATO equipment. Now you have replied to my post i realise what you mean.

I am not in favour of equipping the 38ts with ato, but if it was that or nothing, then I would pick the former, reluctantly though.

I believe Sarah Siddons has some issues with a Motor Flashover see below from a old Thread.

I would imagine if the worst came to the worst that they would take her to Acton and out stable a 'lesser' exhibit. The green train is apparently bottom in the order of priority for storage etc.