A stock

T he first A stock


The A stock cars were built for the metropolitain district railway by brush traction in 1903. Of the total of 14 cars, 4 were end driving moters (DM end) located at the ends of each unit, 2 were middle driving motors (DM middle) located in the middle of the unit, and 8 were trailers (T), later 2 of the trailers were rebuilt into control trailers. The units led to the development of the B stock. They were first used between Acton Town and south Harrow, and from 1905 they were used between South Acton and Hounslow. The last car was withdrawn in 1925.

A 60 and A 62 stocks
The A stock was a train operating on london underground from the 12th June 1961 to 26th of september 2012 and on the east London line from 1977 until 22nd of December 2007 exept in 1988. Until it was replaced in 2012 it was the oldest train on the underground and on any subway in Europe. It was replaced by the S stock on the Metropolitan line and the class 378 on the east london line (which was part of the metropolitan line)( the line was then given to London overground in 2007.)

Both stocks were built by cravens sheffield in 1960-1962.They consist of 2 driving motor carriges and 2 non powered trailers per unit. ( DM-T-T-DM). Normally they would have 2 units per train making the train like this (DM-T-T-DM-DM-T-T-DM)