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Railway vehicle; Metropolitan Railway 'Jubilee' carriage No. 353, 1892

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Reference number
1982/34
Description
This early railway carriage was built by Craven Brothers of Sheffield in 1892. It is the only surviving example from a batch of 59 carriages designed for the Circle and Metropolitan line. They were known as 'Jubilee stock' because they were first introduced in 1887, the year of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. In 1906 the carriage was sold to the Weston, Cleveland & Portishead Railway. It was withdrawn in 1940 and moved to Shrivenham for use as a tailors shop. Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the London Transport Museum Friends, the carriage was restored to full working order in time for the 150th anniversary of the Underground in January 2013.
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Dates
1892
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Object type
  • Railway vehicle
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Completeness
77%