> On Aug 1, 5:55 pm, Chris Tolley supanet.com> wrote:

>> johnnyburk...@googlemail.com wrote:

>>> Does anyone know what London tube stock is going to be stored there?

>>
>> Precedent might suggest that it will be whatever is destined for the
>> Isle of Wight in about 2050.

>
> Don't joke! I couldn't believe the way in which the 1938 stock's
> bodywork has deteriorated in the past few years - huge patches of rust
> right the way along the solebar and over the roof. The refurbishment
> and repaint looks very pretty, but you really get the feeling they're
> papering (or painting!) over the cracks...
>
> Remind me again - why couldn't they send the old Jubilee stock to the
> Island, or tack on an order for (say) 8 2-car units to the end of the
> Victoria Line production run?