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198985 minGdocumentary

Metropolitan & District

198985 minGdocumentary

In 1989, a driver's perspective records the route from Hammersmith to Whitechapel on the Metropolitan line, featuring C stock and District D stock trains.

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In 1989, a driver's perspective records the route from Hammersmith to Whitechapel on the Metropolitan line, featuring C stock and District D stock trains.

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In 1989, the Hammersmith and City line was still known as part of the Metropolitan line. This is a Driver's eye view from Hammersmith to Whitechapel (where the H&C trains used to terminate) on board an unpainted aluminium C stock train and a District D stock service from there to Ealing Broadway. A lot has changed; witnessed by our recent re-shoot on board S stock trains.

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