Can we keep comments confined to the subject heading of this thread please? Many thanks. Viv.
Viv i remember them.being made in washwood heath, and the road being closed, while they maneuvered them out of common lane on low loaders.Vaguely remember when I moved to London in the 1980s some of the Tube carriages I think were made in Brum. Maybe Metro Cammel ? Not sure, but one of those things you ponder on laborious train journeys in to work. Viv.
John, those are two great links.............A lot of history there!This is a link to the Wikipedia article for the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Co, of Smethwick, which built tube stock amongst other things. I remember riding on the 1923 stock when I first started work in North London.
And later on the Isle of Wight, when they looked as though their next trip would be to the breakers.
Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
BRITISH RAILCARS AND MULTIPLE UNIT TRAINS - Paul Johnson
Class 485 - 485 044 - 4VEC 4-car Isle of Wight EMU, built 1923 for London Underground, bought by BR in 1967 to replace steam on the island - all withdrawn by 1992, replaced by slightly more modern Tube stock - seen here on Ryde Pier.transportsofdelight.smugmug.com
My mother-in-law used to be a “Tracer” for Metro-Cammell Washwood Heath. The draftsmen and designers would make their drawing in pencil, she would then trace it in Indian ink onto this very high-quality tracing paper. I recall her saying some of it had a silk base.
I have to say how skilled she was, and the level of detail and neatness was impressive. I do recall a lot of the drawing she worked on were London underground trains.