Date: 14/02/2015

Old London Underground trains could soon be running on the tracks around Manchester. Rail bosses in the region want to replace the 30-year-old Pacer trains. Now a firm which kits out old Tube trains with new diesel engines and seat covers is offering them as a ‘cheap and comfortable’ alternative.

External links

Mind the doors: Manchester commuters 'could soon be going to work on old London Tube trains'

Manchester Evening News

Bosses at private company are buying up 30-year-old Underground stock and are offering it to Greater Manchester rail chiefs

Related images

Penny for them... The driver of a morning District line train studies his newspaper during turnaround at Kensington Olympia on 22 July 2005, the day after the failed bombing attempts at Warren Street, Shepherds Bush and Oval stations.
Location: Kensington Olympia
Company: Earls Court Lines (Metropolitan District Railway)
22/07/2005 John Furnevel

View from the low-level (East London Line) platforms at Whitechapel on 27 May as an Eastbound District Line train leaves the high level station for Upminster. There were formerly four District Line tracks spanning the ELL here but the centre pair have been removed to make space for Crossrail works.
Location: Whitechapel [ELR]
Company: Old Kent Road Extension and Shoreditch Extension (East London Railway)
27/05/2014 John Thorn

The eastbound District Line platforms 1 and 2 at Earl's Court in July 1994. Note the antiquated train departure indicators.
Location: Earls Court
Company: Metropolitan District Railway
14/07/1994 David Panton