London Underground Watford Joint Stock
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The Watford Joint Tube Stock was built for the service to Watford along both the Bakerloo tube
and the London North Western Railway. As a result, the cars were owned by both the Underground
and the London North Western Railway. To be able to operate on both lines, the car floors were 4.5 inches (114.3 mm) higher than other tube cars. This was a compromise height between the platform heights on the two lines.
The cars were ordered in 1914, but construction was delayed by The First World War
. As a result, the first cars were not delivered until early 1920.
A total of 72 cars were built by Metropolitan Carriage and Wagon
: 36 motor cars, 24 trailers, and 12 driving trailers. They were formed into six-car trains, and for the first time a motor car was used in the middle of the consist. For this to happen, there had to be a passageway by the switch compartment as required by the Board of Trade
.
These cars were built with hinged doors to the passenger compartments, an arrangement that caused delays during station stops, as each door had to be manually checked before the train departed.
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Baker Street and Waterloo Railway
The Baker Street and Waterloo Railway , also known as the Bakerloo tube, was a railway company established in 1893 that constructed a deep-level underground "tube" railway in London...
and the London North Western Railway. As a result, the cars were owned by both the Underground
Underground Electric Railways Company of London
The Underground Electric Railways Company of London Limited , known operationally as The Underground for much of its existence, was established in 1902. It was the holding company for the three deep-level "tube"A "tube" railway is an underground railway constructed in a circular tunnel by the use...
and the London North Western Railway. To be able to operate on both lines, the car floors were 4.5 inches (114.3 mm) higher than other tube cars. This was a compromise height between the platform heights on the two lines.
The cars were ordered in 1914, but construction was delayed by The First World War
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. As a result, the first cars were not delivered until early 1920.
A total of 72 cars were built by Metropolitan Carriage and Wagon
Metro Cammell
The Metropolitan Cammell Carriage and Wagon Company was a Birmingham, England based manufacturer of railway carriages and wagons, based in Saltley and subsequently Washwood Heath....
: 36 motor cars, 24 trailers, and 12 driving trailers. They were formed into six-car trains, and for the first time a motor car was used in the middle of the consist. For this to happen, there had to be a passageway by the switch compartment as required by the Board of Trade
Board of Trade
The Board of Trade is a committee of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, originating as a committee of inquiry in the 17th century and evolving gradually into a government department with a diverse range of functions...
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These cars were built with hinged doors to the passenger compartments, an arrangement that caused delays during station stops, as each door had to be manually checked before the train departed.
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