1914 stock - Tube History

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1914 Stock

1914 Stock Operated:
1914 - 1935 Baker Street and Waterloo railway

The 1914 stock operated the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway between 1914 and 1935.

The 1914 stock was constructed for use on the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway extension. There was a total of twelve motor carriages constructed, ten by Brush in Loughborough, England and two by the Leeds Forge Company, the trailer carriages where transferred to the Piccadilly line where they had surplus.

The motor carriages where numbered 38 - 39 for the Leeds Forge and 40 - 49 for Brush.

This was the first stock to have doors located in the centre of the body, and where hand operated with an electric lock to keep them closed.

This rolling stock was phased out in approximately 1935.

Images

Example of driving motor of 1914 stock
Collection of London Transport Museum

Example of driving motor

Interior of driving motor
Collection of London Transport Museum

Baker Street and Waterloo Railway service at Watford High Street