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London Underground / Platform / Scenery

Platform Fittings – One Person Operation (OPO) Platform Mirrors

These Platform Mirrors can be found at station ends where the driver can see the full length of the train. They are used to aid the Operator in the door closing procedure where they can close the doors safely so injury is not caused to passengers.

London Underground / Scenery / Signal / Track / Trackside

LU Tunnel Signals and Speedposts

Deep Tube tunnel signals used on lines such as Bakerloo, Central, Jubilee, Piccadilly, Northern, Victoria and Waterloo & City.

London Underground / Platform / Scenery / Signal

LU Platform Fittings – Stop Marker

These platform markers aid the driver into the correct stopping position for the Train. This particular style is used with the newer S Stock found on the Circle, District Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan Lines.

London Underground / Scenery / Track

LU Track

Standard style Bullhead rail track used way into todays era, although much have been replaced by the newer flat-bottom rail tracks.

London Underground / Scenery / Signal / Track / Trackside

LU Trackside Equipment – Surface Signals

Surface signals found on the majority of the network.

Engineering / London Underground / Rolling Stock / Wagon

LU (Heavy Duty) High Deck Wagon

London Underground Heavy Duty High Deck wagon, part of the engineering fleet, these are found carrying old track panels or pre-fabricated point work to and from the work site.

Engineering / London Underground / Rolling Stock / Wagon

LU Ballast/Spoil Wagon (Ex-Turbot)

London Underground Ballast/Spoil wagon, now part of the engineering fleet they were once part of British Rails rolling stock under the name of YVC Turbot Wagon. London Underground (Then called London Transport) purchased the wagons off BR and converted them for use on their battery loco engineering trains.

London Underground / Platform / Scenery

LU Platform Fittings – Benches

Typical London Underground bench found at station platform, I’ve noticed this wooden style is almost always found on surface platforms and not on any of the sub-surface/deep tube platforms.

London Underground / Scenery / Trackside

LU Track Equipment – Tube Bufferstops

London Underground Tube style bufferstops. You’ll find this style on the Central, Bakerloo, Northern, Jubilee and Waterloo & City lines.

Engineering / London Underground / Rolling Stock / Wagon

LU Well Wagon

London Underground Well Wagon, 4 wagon were built for the Jubilee Line Extension in the 1990s, designed to carry larger loads through tube tunnels which otherwise wouldn’t fit on other engineering wagons.

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