The Last Train To Upminster: Riding The D78 Stock One Final Time
We head out to Richmond to catch the last eastbound D-Stock train to Upminster.
D Stock facts:
Constructed: 1978 - 1981
Number built: 75 sets (450 cars)
Manufacturer: Metro-Cammell, Washwood Heath
In service: 28 January 1980 – 21 April 2017
Replaced: R, O & P Stock
Formation: 6 cars per trainset
Capacity: 821 per trainset
Car length: DM 18.37 m (60 ft 3 in), UNDM/T 18.12 m (59 ft 5 in)
Width: 2.85 m (9 ft 4 in)
Height: 3.62 m (11 ft 11 in)
Weight: DM 27.46 tonnes (27.03 long tons; 30.27 short tons), UNDM 26.11 tonnes (25.70 long tons; 28.78 short tons), T 18.40 tonnes (18.11 long tons; 20.28 short tons)
Traction system: Pneumatic driven camshaft (GEC Traction)
Traction motors: LT118 DC motor (Brush Traction)
Seating: 280 per trainset
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Credits:
Script - Jack Gordon, Andy Carter
Photography/Filming - Andy Carter, Victoria Hastings, David Harper, Louis Jolly, TfL Archives, LTM
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