Refurbished 1967 Tube Stock Photos
Fig. 1: Refurbished
1967 Tube Stock Train at Northumberland Park
Following the Kings Cross station fire in November 1987,
London Underground started a programme of increasing the fire hardness of the system.
Trains were to have all interiors replaced with new fire hardened materials and the
exteriors were to be repainted to enhance the image and to try to cover the damage to the
unpainted skin caused by graffiti.
The first trains to be refurbished were from the 1967 Stock
fleet. This photo of a 1967 Stock unit at Northumberland Park shows the new
corporate livery finally chosen for all refurbished trains. The original black roof
has been replaced by grey, the body colour is white and the passenger doors and cab ends
are red. The blue panel at floor level is designed to reduce the effects of dirt
which always appear here more than elsewhere on the cars.
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Fig. 2: Interior of
Refurbished 1967 Tube Stock Trailer Car
The car interiors were completely redesigned.
This shows the inside of a trailer car, recognisable by its all longitudinal
seats. The whole interior of these cars was stripped. New rubber flooring
replaced the traditional maple wood, seats and handholds were replaced and new lighting
and pressure ventilation installed. The colour theme was designed to reflect the
Victoria Line colour.
The tipping ventilators over the windows were
sealed up and new fans installed along the ceiling of the car. The illuminated
advertisement panels were removed and all new lighting tubes were enclosed behind
diffusers.
The old flexible handgrips have gone and new
vertical and horizontal bars placed all along the car length.
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Fig. 3: Exterior of
Refurbished 1967 Tube Stock Driving Car at Ealing Common
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This photo shows the exterior of a 1967 Tube
Stock driving car at Ealing Common Depot in 2002. The train was being used for
engineering tests. The train has been fitted with inter-car barriers in an attempt
to reduce the instances of persons (usually drunk) falling between the cars.
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Fig. 4: Cab Front of
Refurbished 1967 Tube Stock Driving Car
This is the refurbished cab front of a 1967 Tube Stock
driving car at Ealing Common Depot in 2002. A few modifications have appeared since
the trains were built, principally, the addition of a train radio aerial near the top of
the cab door and a handrail under the offside cab window. Below that window is a
hinged footstep, shown in the raised position.
The handrail and footstep have been provided to allow drivers
to get in and out of the cab through the front
(M) door, to avoid going back into the passenger saloon.
This is a particular problem because there are no side cab doors and the saloon can
often be crowded with passengers. Both the 1967 and 1972 Stocks suffer from this
problem.
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