History of the Class 487 ~ London's Strangest Underground Trains (Obscure Offerings Ep. 11)

The Class 487s were unusual little EMUs that ran on the Waterloo & City Line from 1940 to 1993; that's a service life of 53 years. This line was run as a branch of the mainline rail network from its opening in 1898 right up until April 1994, when it finally became part of the London Underground.

In this video I'll be explaining the history of these unique units, as well as briefly discussing the trains that replaced them in 1993. These were sets of 1992 tube stock (initially designated as Class 482 by British Rail).

(Image Credits):
6089Gardener (Flickr)
74009 (Flickr)
Adrian Nicholls (Flickr)
Aec Southall (Flickr)
Brian Creasey (Flickr)
Bob Hoskins (Flickr)
Daniel Wright (Flickr)
Chairman Pip (Flickr)
Chuck Zeiler
Citytransportinfo
Clive Barker (Flickr)
Gary Benjamin (Flickr)
GFW Rail Photos (Flickr)
J.J. Smith
John Atkinson
John Carter (Flickr)
John C. Earwicker (Flickr)
John H. Meredith (Flickr)
John Upton (Flickr)
Jonathan Francis (Flickr)
Jonathan Hazan (Flickr)
Jonathan Martin (Flickr)
Kris Davies (Flickr)
Mark Bowerbank (Flickr)
Martin Coles (Flickr)
Martyn Hilbert (Flickr)
Matt Taylor (Flickr)
Michael J. Collins (Flickr)
MKT Transport Photography (Flickr)
NL Transport (Flickr)
Ron Fisher (Flickr)
Sparegang (Flickr)
Southern Reg (Flickr)
SV1XV (Flickr)
Tim Abbott (Flickr)
Thameside 287 (Flickr)
Treflyn Lloyd-Roberts (Flickr)
Western SMT (Flickr)
Wimvantklooster (Wikimedia Commons)


(Information sources):
Bloodandcustard.com
Brian Hardy collection
London Transport Museum
Southern Railway E-mail Group
The Railway Centre.com
Wikipedia