London Transport Museum Store 23.9.23

January 20, 2024  •  Leave a Comment

On 23rd September, I visited the London Transport Museum Store at Acton Depot in London.   Catching an early flight from Edinburgh to Gatwick, I then caught a class 377 from Gatwick to Clapham Junction then from Clapham Junction to Wimbledon.   From Wimbledon I headed to Acton via the District Line to Earl's Court and then the Picadilly line to Acton Town.  

21392 at Earls Court21392 at Earls CourtLondon Underground S Stock set 21392 is seen arriving at Earls Court with an Eastbound District line service to Edgware Road 23.9.23 Earl's Court benchEarl's Court benchBench seating with London Underground roundels at Earl's Court 23.9.23 140 at Acton Town140 at Acton Town1973 Picadilly Line stock led by 140 approach Acton Town with a service to Cockfosters 23.9.23
Earl's Court Station Earl's Court station signage View from overbridge outside Acton Town

From Acton Town station, its a 2 minute walk to the museum and once inside it's packed to the rafters with items relating to the Underground and London Transport in General.  There is a wide selections of Buses, Trams and Underground Trains onsite.   The Underground stock was my main interest on the day with plenty of vintage trains and vehicles to see:

61 at Acton Museum Depot61 at Acton Museum DepotNSE liveried 1940 built Waterloo and City driving car 61 (also classed as a class 487 on TOPS) seen at the Acton Museum Depot 23.9.23 3327 at Acton Museum Depot3327 at Acton Museum DepotLondon Transport Red liveried 1927 built Standard Stock Driving Motor 3327 is seen on display at the Acton Museum Depot open day 23.9.23 3530 at Acton Museum Depot3530 at Acton Museum Depotex Northern line 72 stock driving car 3530 in bare aluminium exterior is seen on display at the Acton Museum Depot 23.9.23 3052 at Acton3052 at Acton1967 Victoria Line Driving car 3052, famous for carrying Queen Elizabeth II to the offical opening of the line, is seen on display at Acton Depot Museum 23.9.23
Waterloo & City Car 61  Standard Car 1972 Northern Line Stock 1967 Victoria Line Stock
ESL 107 at ActonESL 107 at ActonLondon Underground Sleet Loco ESL107, built from the cab ends of 2 1903 Central line motor cars in 1940 is seen at Acton Museum Store 23.9.23 L134 at ActonL134 at ActonEx works pilot car L134 under restoration back to 1927 standard car 3379 seen atActon Museum Store 23.9.23 38 stock at Acton38 stock at ActonLondon Transport Red liveried 1938 heritage train made up of vehicles 10012 + 012256 + 12048 + 11012 seen at Acton Museum Depot 23.9.23
Sleet Car Standard Car 1938 Stock L51 Engineering car in Pride Livery

It was a very interesting visit to the Museum.   Once I'd been, I had a couple of hours spare before returning home, so I visited Northfields to photo some of the Picadilly 73 stock.   Then it was off to Heathrow for a flight back to Edinburgh.   More photos from the day at: https://scottishtrains.zenfolio.com/p946354454


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