How London's tube trains could have looked in the 1930s (cool and streamlined)

[editor]

Look at these beauties!

Sadly, it was not to be:

London was rushing headfirst into the streamlined revolution. Except there was resistance. For one thing, drivers hated the cabs, which involved an impractical 'armchair' in the centre, with the brake and master controller handles arranged like aircraft joysticks at the side.

Safety was an issue too; evacuations would take place through the cab — not ideal. And anyway, for the streamlining of the train to have any kind of practical rather than looks-based effect, it'd need to be travelling at least 80mph. Even today, tube trains don't go over 60mph.

Intriguingly, one of the streamlined units was double glazed, and pumped full of fresh filtered air. A nice idea, but when the system broke down (and it did), the heat rose swiftly, and passengers practically melted.

This Is How London's Tube Trains Could Have Looked

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[fishfinger]

Darth Train.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

to be honest, meh

think the 1938 stock was more practical - more conventional control gear as well

although possibly something of them in the contemporary sub-surface stock

 

[killer b]

Darth Train.

More like boba fett than Vader surely

 

[fishfinger]

More like boba fett than Vader surely

Boba Fett doesn't have flares like Darth Vader: