A Stock Farewell Tour

On Saturday, 29th September 2012, a special tour to commemorate over fifty years’ service of the outgoing A Stock trains occurred. By this date, these veteran trains had already been withdrawn from public service; the final "normal" operation being on Wednesday, 26th September. The tour commenced in one of the two bay platforms at Moorgate, and visited all of the Metropolitan line’s many terminal stations. The Watford branch was covered first, followed by Chesham (using the Watford North Curve), reversal at Harrow-on-the-Hill for Amersham, later reversing again for Uxbridge and then travelling the lengthy distance to Aldgate, before heading to Wembley Park for the train’s (empty) journey into Neasden Depot.

Click the left-hand image below to see a PDF copy of my ticket for the tour; click the right-hand image to view the commemorative booklet that was given to tour participants.

Photographs - I have split the photographs taken on the day into six pages. Clicking on any of the thumbnails in each row will take you to the corresponding photograph page.

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Videos - all of my videos filmed during the tour can be watched by clicking the YouTube players displayed below:

Moorgate, at the start of the tour.

Departing Moorgate.

Racing a Chiltern Railways’ service.

Passing Croxley.

Arriving at Watford.

Traversing the Watford North Curve.

Chalfont & Latimer to Chesham.

Arriving at Chesham.

Chesham platform atmosphere.

Departing Chesham.

Harrow-on-the-Hill; a group of retired drivers from Rickmansworth Depot were aboard at this point.

Departing Harrow-on-the-Hill (northbound).

Uxbridge Branch (1).

Uxbridge Branch (2).

Departing Harrow-on-the-Hill (southbound).

Finchley Road to Baker Street (1).

Finchley Road to Baker Street (2).

Finchley Road to Baker Street (3).

Departing Aldgate.

Passing Barbican.

Approaching Wembley Park.

Alighting at Wembley Park.

Awaiting the departure at Wembley Park (1).

Awaiting the departure at Wembley Park (2).

The train departs Wembley Park and heads empty back to Neasden Depot.