
London Underground Q38 Stock - Wikipedia
The Q38 Stock, designed by LT's Chief Mechanical Engineer, William Graff-Baker, was built in 1939 for the District line by Gloucester RC&W to operate with the older, converted cars. The units had a similar profile to the Metropolitan line O/P Stock built in 1935 and to the R47 Stock, R49 Stock, and R59 Stock built between 1949 and 1959. [1]
London Underground Q Stock - Wikipedia
The London Underground Q Stock were trains used on the District line of the London Underground. First introduced in 1938, these electric multiple units were formed from cars built between 1923 and 1935 and new purpose-built cars, and fitted with electro- pneumatic brakes and guard controlled air-operated doors.
London Underground Q38 Stock - UK Transport Wiki
The Q38 stock consisted of 25 driving motor cars and 183 trailers. Motor cars were numbered in the District line 4xxx series whilst the trailer cars were numbered with the O and P stock trailers. The Q38 trailers first entered service on the District Line 14 November 1938, and the motor cars (with some trailers) on the Metropolitan Line on 27 ...
London Transport Museum Friends
The initial aim of the current Q-stock project is to restore three of the cars to operational condition. Phase 1 involves restoration of the two Q38 driving motor cars 4416 and 4417, along with Q35 trailer 08063, which is already close to operational condition.
Q stock - London Transport Museum
London Transport Museum is restoring a unique piece of the District line’s heritage, the last three remaining 1930s Q stock cars: 08063 (Q35), formerly N stock, built in 1935 by Metro Cammell in Birmingham; 4416 and 4417 (Q38), both built in 1938 by …
Restoring Q Stock — Google Arts & Culture
Q stock trains are a rare and distinctive part of London’s transport heritage. They represent the experimental era of pre-war modernisation of London’s Underground and reveal the influence of...
London Underground Engineering & Service Stock
The engineering & service stock of the London Underground is mostly built to a smaller loading gauge (size) than normal railways, and has lower height couplings, so as to be able fit the deep level tunnels and couple to existing tube stock.
Q23/27/31/35 Stock - Tube History
The Q stock was primarily made up of converted rolling stock, however there where additional units that there also added to the fleet. A further 25 driving motors and 183 trailers where absorbed into the Q38 stock, being constructed in 1938, these where later converted for use with the R stock motor carriages from 1947.
London Underground Q38-stock driving motor car
London Transport Museum has two Q38 driving motor cars, No. 4416 and No. 4417. Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more. The Q38 stock was built in...
London Underground Q Stock | UK Transport Wiki | Fandom
The London Underground Q Stock were trains used on the District Line of the London Underground. First introduced in 1938, these electric multiple units were formed from cars built between 1923 and 1935 and new purpose-built cars, and fitted with electro-pneumatic brakes and guard controlled...