Upminster Depot Open Day 1990

An open day in August 1990 at the London Underground Limited (LUL) District Line's Upminster Depot.

The trains seen include:
*D78 stock (plus an inspection pit walk below the train)
*C stock (in both original and experimental refurbished fleet liveries),
*Q38 stock pilot driving motors
*a preserved N / Q35 stock trailer
*the two 1960 tube stock DM's for the track recording train,
*1983 tube stock,
*the BREL (blue livery) 1986 tube stock,
*battery locomotives,
*Mercedes-Benz U1000 Unimog Road-Railer L84, (more footage of this can be found at this link:    • Unimog L84 at Upminster Depot  
*RM, RF, RMC buses,
*a steam train which shuttled between the depot and Upney station

In 1990 the Northern Line Morden depot also had an open day, the film showing this can be seen at this link:    • 1990 Morden Depot Open Day & The "Sta...  

More footage of the steam train can be seen at this link:    • Steam On The District 1990  

The train comprised:
Met No.1 steam locomotive, 2 former British Railways passenger carriages and battery electric locomotive No. L44

The passenger carriages look like they were:
Mk1 BSK No. 35011 numbered 977588 (brake second corridor)
and Mk2C FO No. 3152 numbered 977547 (first open)