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S Stock arrives in London
« Thread Started on Oct 25, 2009, 12:29am »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30af2Uvh-F4

Well its finally happened; the Met got a plastic nail in its coffin the other day with the arrival of the first S stock unit.

Suprised no-one else commented on it here tbh, whether its a good or bad thing its a major milestone.

Course the Standard got most of the facts wrong about its delivery. Quite a few staff are in the video, and it would seem a few away from home territory. Snugg clearance to the platform, I note. Haven't been to Amersham in a while so can't remember how close the A stock is.

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Re: S Stock arrives in London
« Reply #1 on Oct 25, 2009, 1:15am »

the Cameraman commented, and I agree, seems much shorter than an A Stock...

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« Reply #2 on Oct 25, 2009, 3:03am »

Its interesting that; I was just talking to a person who was actually in that video (not the camera man) and he too said it seemed shorter than an A stock. Each car is in fact about 55' long, so presumably the illusion is down to a taller body, lower floor, and the aesthetic styling of the side panels.

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