Compensation payments for property were much higher. [94][note 24] After an official opening ceremony on 17 September and trial running a circular service started on Monday 6 October 1884. The line left the main line at St Paul's Road Junction, entering a double-track tunnel and joining the Widened Lines at Midland Junction.[55]. The LNER took over steam workings and freight. This company was supported by the District and obtained parliamentary authority on 7 August 1874. 1, damaged in an accident. [note 40] Trains were electrically hauled with a maximum length of 14 wagons and restricted to 250 long tons (254t) inwards and 225 long tons (229t) on the return. wheel First (body) built 1864", "Metropolitan Railway Nine Compartment Third No. By 1907, 40 of the class A and B locomotives had been sold or scrapped and by 1914 only 13 locomotives of these classes had been retained[244] for shunting, departmental work and working trains over the Brill Tramway. [281] For the joint Hammersmith & City line service, the Met and the GWR purchased 20 6-cars trains with Thomson-Houston equipment. [143] Electrification had been considered by the Met as early as the 1880s, but such a method of traction was still in its infancy, and agreement would be needed with the District because of the shared ownership of the Inner Circle. From 1 October 1884, the District and the Met began working trains from St Mary's via this curve onto the ELR to the SER's New Cross station. The report recommended more openings be authorised but the line was electrified before these were built. The Met's Tower of London station closed on 12 October 1884 after the District refused to sell tickets to the station. One of these came from Rickmansworth and another from Harrow, the rest started at Willesden Green. [94][32] Joint stations opened on the circle line at Cannon Street, Eastcheap (Monument from 1 November 1884) and Mark Lane. [111] Two years later, the single-track tunnel between Baker Street and Swiss Cottage was duplicated and the M&SJWR was absorbed by the Met. [82] All appealed and were allowed, in 1874, to settle for a much lower amount. [17][note 9] The route changes were approved by Parliament in August 1859, meaning that the Met finally had the funding to match its obligations and construction could begin. It was soon found that A and B Classes could manage trains without difficulty and the 0-6-0Ts were sold to the Taff Vale Railway in 1873 and 1875. The Metropolitan Railway Dreadnought coaches introduced for longer journeys proved very successful. When work started on the first locomotive, it was found to be impractical and uneconomical and the order was changed to building new locomotives using some equipment recovered from the originals. [83] In October 1872, to restore shareholders' confidence, Edward Watkin was appointed chairman and the directors were replaced. Marshall and . [78] The permissions for the railway east of Mansion House were allowed to lapse. [218] In 1988, the route from Hammersmith to Aldgate and Barking was branded as the Hammersmith & City line, and the route from the New Cross stations to Shoreditch became the East London line, leaving the Metropolitan line as the route from Aldgate to Baker Street and northwards to stations via Harrow. Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. Recently placed in charge of the Met, Watkin saw this as the priority as the cost of construction would be lower than in built-up areas and fares higher; traffic would also be fed into the Circle. 23 and 24 to conceal the gap in a terrace created by the railway passing through. The Met and the Metropolitan Board of Works managed to stem and divert the water and the construction was delayed by only a few months. [152][153], The GWR built a 6 MW power station at Park Royal and electrified the line between Paddington and Hammersmith and the branch from Latimer Road to Kensington (Addison Road). The District suggested a separate entrance for the fish, but nothing was done. Steam locomotives were used north of Rickmansworth until the early 1960s when they were replaced following the electrification to Amersham and the introduction of electric multiple units, London Transport withdrawing its service north of Amersham. [282] In 1904, a further order was placed by the Met for 36 motor cars and 62 trailers with an option for another 20 motor cars and 40 trailers. In May 1860, a GNR train overshot the platform at King's Cross and fell into the workings. The L&SWR tracks to Richmond now form part of the London Underground's District line. These started work on the Circle, including the new service to New Cross via the ELR. [273] Some Dreadnought carriages were used with electric motor cars, and two-thirds remained in use as locomotive hauled stock on the extension line. In 1894, the Met and GWR joint station at Aylesbury opened. [70] Construction of the District proceeded in parallel with the work on the Met and it too passed through expensive areas. In 1882, the Met extended its line from Aldgate to a temporary station at Tower of London. [100] The branch was authorised in May 1865. The first section was built beneath the New Road using cut-and-cover between Paddington and King's Cross and in tunnel and cuttings beside Farringdon Road from King's Cross to near Smithfield, near the City. [242] In 1897 and 1899, the Met received two 0-6-0 saddle tank locomotives to a standard Peckett design. Parliamentary powers were obtained in 1912 and through services restarted on 31 March 1913, the Met running two trains an hour from both the SER's and the LB&SCR's New Cross stations to South Kensington and eight shuttles an hour alternately from the New Cross stations to Shoreditch. The first ten, with Westinghouse equipment, entered service in 1906. After the war, the Trade Facilities Act 1921 offered government financial guarantees for capital projects that promoted employment, and taking advantage of this construction started in 1922. A Metropolitan Railway Dreadnought coach. At times, a train started at Great Missenden or Wendover. Some trains continued to be steam hauled. A Metropolitan Railway Dreadnought coach Competition with the Great Central Railway on outer suburban services on the extension line saw the introduction of more comfortable Dreadnought Stock carriages from 1910. The first of the revised Radley Models Dreadnought kits (the 9 compartment) is now ready. [195] A possible route was surveyed in 1906 and a bill deposited in 1912 seeking authority for a joint Met & GCR line from Rickmansworth to Watford town centre that would cross Cassiobury Park on an embankment. As a result, it developed not only passenger services, both . [247] To run longer, faster and less frequent freight services in 1925 six K Class (2-6-4) locomotives arrived, rebuilt from 2-6-0 locomotives manufactured at Woolwich Arsenal after World War I. The track was relaid and stations rebuilt in 1903. [119], The A&BR had authority for a southern extension to Rickmansworth, connecting with the LNWR's Watford and Rickmansworth Railway. [283] The open lattice gates were seen as a problem when working above ground and all of the cars had gates replaced with vestibules by 1907. This report noted that between Edgware Road and King's Cross there were 528 passenger and 14 freight trains every weekday and during the peak hour there were 19 trains each way between Baker Street and King's Cross, 15longcwt (760kg) of coal was burnt and 1,650impgal (7,500L) water was used, half of which was condensed, the rest evaporating. First and third class accommodation was provided in open saloons, second class being withdrawn from the Met. [191][208], Unlike the UERL, the Met profited directly from development of Metro-land housing estates near its lines;[182] the Met had always paid a dividend to its shareholders. The Met opened its station later that year on 12 July and the curve was not used again by regular traffic. Posted January 13, 2015. The Dreadnought Stock; The Pullman Cars; Metropolitan Railway Saloon Coaches; Electrification & Rolling Stock Development; The 1905-7 Stock; . [175] Government control was relinquished on 15 August 1921. Smithfield Market Sidings opened 1 May 1869, serviced by the GWR. [248], Two locomotives survive: A Class No. The cheapest coaches on the market were some ex-Metropolitan Railway coaches, dating from the turn of the last century, for which London Transport were asking only 65 each. The proposals for tunnelling under the park proved controversial and the scheme was dropped. On 1 July 1933 London's Metropolitan Railway (MR) amalgamated with other underground railways, tramway companies and bus operators to form the London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB), and the MR became the Board's Metropolitan line. [260] After some derailments in 1887, a new design of 27feet 6inches (8.38m) long rigid-wheelbase four-wheelers known as Jubilee Stock was built by the Cravens Railway Carriage and Wagon Co. for the extension line. [190] The generating capacity of the power station at Neasden was increased to approximately 35MW[191] and on 5 January 1925 electric services reached Rickmansworth, allowing the locomotive change over point to be moved. [272], From 1906, some of the Ashbury bogie stock was converted into electric multiple units. [193] A national sports arena, Wembley Stadium was built on the site of Watkin's Tower. Chiltern Court became one of the most prestigious addresses in London. [89], Conflict between the Met and the District and the expense of construction delayed further progress on the completion of the inner circle. [211] When proposals for integration of public transport in London were published in 1930, the Met argued that it should have the same status as the four main-line railways, and it was incompatible with the UERL because of its freight operations; the government saw the Met in a similar way to the District as they jointly operated the inner circle. [173], Unlike other railway companies, which were required to dispose of surplus land, the Met was in a privileged position with clauses in its acts allowing it to retain such land that it believed was necessary for future railway use. The Met opened the line to Uxbridge on 30 June 1904 with one intermediate station at Ruislip, initially worked by steam. The LNWR leased the line, absorbing the Buckinghamshire Railway on 21 July 1879. It lost significant numbers of staff who volunteered for military service and from 1915 women were employed as booking clerks and ticket collectors. [155] The H&CR service stopped running to Richmond over the L&SWR on 31 December 1906; GWR steam rail motors ran from Ladbroke Grove to Richmond until 31 December 1910. [170][32], The Great Northern & City Railway (GN&CR) was planned to allow trains to run from the GNR line at Finsbury Park directly into the City at Moorgate. The line opened from Westminster to Blackfriars on 30 May 1870[72] with stations at Charing Cross (now Embankment), The Temple (now Temple) and Blackfriars. Nearly one hundred Dreadnoughts were built between 1910 and 1923. In 1870, the directors were guilty of a breach of trust and were ordered to compensate the company. [280] Before 1918, the motor cars with the more powerful motors were used on the Circle with three trailers. [18], Despite concerns about undermining and vibrations causing subsidence of nearby buildings[19] and compensating the thousands of people whose homes were destroyed during the digging of the tunnel[20] construction began in March 1860. [96], In April 1868, the Metropolitan & St John's Wood Railway (M&SJWR) opened a single-track railway in tunnel to Swiss Cottage from new platforms at Baker Street (called Baker Street East). [31][36][note 12]. Permission was sought to connect to the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) at Euston and to the Great Northern Railway (GNR) at King's Cross, the latter by hoists and lifts. The Met & GC Joint Committee took over the operation of the stations and line, but had no rolling stock. [140] Aylesbury station, which had been jointly run by the GWR and the Met, was placed with a joint committee of the Great Western & Great Central and Metropolitan & Great Central Joint Committees, and generally known as Aylesbury Joint Station. In 1936, Metropolitan line services were extended from Whitechapel to Barking along the District line. The 'sparkle' on the Joint line was the Metropolitan Railway Pullman service offered from 1 June 1910 until 7 October 1939. [71], The first section of the Met extension opened to Brompton (Gloucester Road) (now Gloucester Road) on 1 October 1868,[68] with stations at Paddington (Praed Street) (now Paddington), Bayswater, Notting Hill Gate, and Kensington (High Street) (now High Street Kensington). w9 for landlord for rental assistance. [21][22], The trench was 33feet 6inches (10.2m) wide, with brick retaining walls supporting an elliptical brick arch or iron girders spanning 28feet 6inches (8.7m). The Metropolitan and District railways both used carriages exclusively until they electrified in the early 20th century. [30] Charles Pearson did not live to see the completion of the project; he died in September 1862. The beautiful coaches of the GCR shamed the Metropolitan Railway into producing these Dreadnought coaches. To make the land more marketable, the brothers formed the Metropolitan Railway Company, with stock of $200,000, later increased to $400,000. [12] The company's name was also to be changed again, to Metropolitan Railway. [6][7][note 3] The concept of an underground railway linking the City with the mainline termini was first proposed in the 1830s. [276], In the early 1920s, the Met placed an order with Metropolitan-Vickers of Barrow-in-Furness for rebuilding the 20 electric locomotives. Unlike other railway companies in the London area, the Met developed land for housing, and after World War I promoted housing estates near the railway using the "Metro-land" brand. The GNR opened its depot on 2 November 1874, the Midland following with its Whitecross depot on 1 January 1878. The takeover was authorised, but the new railway works were removed from the bill after opposition from City property owners. [144] This was accepted by both parties until the Underground Electric Railways Company of London (UERL) took control of the District. [267] Electric lighting had replaced the gas by 1917 and electric heaters were added in 1922 to provide warmth when hauled by an electric locomotive. Metropolitan Railway Dreadnought Coach (17190013338).jpg 4,608 3,456; 7.61 MB Mix 'n' Match.jpg 2,248 3,301; 6.44 MB MSLR Luggage Compartment No. The company promoted itself as "The Met" from about 1914. 7 Comp 70T 0L 30 Ton. The directors turned to negotiating compensation for its shareholders;[214] by then passenger numbers had fallen due to competition from buses and the depression. The first section opened to the Great Eastern Railway's (GER's) recently opened terminus at Liverpool Street on 1 February 1875. Nearly one hundred Dreadnoughts were built between 1910 and 1923. Compartment stock was preferred over saloon stock so the design also formed the basis for the MW/MV electric stock introduced in 1920/30s. [181] World War I delayed these plans and it was 1919, with expectation of a housing boom,[182] before Metropolitan Railway Country Estates Limited (MRCE) was formed. In Leinster Gardens, Bayswater, a faade of two five-storey houses was built at Nos. The Met responded with station boards with a red diamond and a blue bar. The New Works Programme meant that in 1939 the Bakerloo line was extended from Baker Street in new twin tunnels and stations to Finchley Road before taking over the intermediate stations to Wembley Park and the Stanmore branch. Struggling under the burden of its very high construction costs, the District was unable to continue with the remainder of the original scheme to reach Tower Hill and made a final extension of its line just one station east from Blackfriars to a previously unplanned City terminus at Mansion House. The following Monday, Mansion House opened and the District began running its own trains. There had been a railway station in Watford since 1837,[194][note 37] but in 1895 the Watford Tradesmen's Association had approached the Met with a proposal for a line to Watford via Stanmore. They also prevented unused permissions acting as an indefinite block to other proposals. In 1867, the H&CR became jointly owned by the two companies. Special features which can be found on them are the unusually wide footboards and the curved tops to the doors, reducing the risk of damage if accidentally opened in tunnels. [75][76], On Saturday 1 July 1871 an opening banquet was attended by Prime Minister William Gladstone, who was also a shareholder. 23 (LT L45) at the London Transport Museum,[249] and E Class No. [209] By 1921 recovery was sufficient for a dividend of 2+14 per cent to be paid and then, during the post-war housing boom, for the rate to steadily rise to 5 per cent in 19241925. [166], To promote travel by the underground railways in London a joint marketing arrangement was agreed. [196] The Met also ran a shuttle service between Watford and Rickmansworth. [42] With the problem continuing after the 1880s, conflict arose between the Met, who wished to make more openings in the tunnels, and the local authorities, who argued that these would frighten horses and reduce property values. 427) owned by the Vintage Carriages Trust and a 1950s BR suburban coach from the North Norfolk Railway. [185], From about 1914 the company promoted itself as "The Met", but after 1920 the commercial manager, John Wardle, ensured that timetables and other publicity material used "Metro" instead. They had four 300hp (220kW) motors, totalling 1,200hp (890kW) (one-hour rating), giving a top speed of 65mph (105km/h). [200][201] The plan included three new stations, at Quex Road, Kilburn Park Road and Clifton Road,[202] but did not progress after Ministry of Transport revised its Requirements for Passenger Lines requiring a means of exit in an emergency at the ends of trains running in deep-level tubes compartment stock used north of Harrow did not comply with this requirement. In 1874, frustrated City financiers formed the Metropolitan Inner Circle Completion Railway Company with the aim of finishing the route. [166], To improve outer passenger services, powerful 75mph (121km/h) H Class steam locomotives[189] were introduced in 1920, followed in 19221923 by new electric locomotives with a top speed of 65mph (105km/h). 5, "John Hampden", 1922", "Metropolitan Railway electric stock trailer carriage, 1904", "The Metropolitan and Metropolitan District Railways. They started work on the Uxbridge-South Harrow shuttle service, being transferred to the Addison Road shuttle in 1918. [25], Construction was not without incident. [177] In the 1880s, at the same time as the railway was extending beyond Swiss Cottage and building the workers' estate at Neasden,[114] roads and sewers were built at Willesden Park Estate and the land was sold to builders. [105] Money was not found for this scheme and the Met had to return to Parliament in 1880 and 1881 to obtain permission for a railway from Harrow to Aylesbury. [33] In the first 12 months 9.5million passengers were carried[22] and in the second 12 months this increased to 12million. The GWR used eight-wheeled compartment carriages constructed from teak. [136] The MS&LR had the necessary authority to connect to the Circle at Marylebone, but the Met suggested onerous terms. [209] On 1 July 1933, the London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB), was created as a public corporation and the Met was amalgamated with the other underground railways, tramway companies and bus operators. To consider the best proposals, the House of Lords established a select committee, which issued a report in July 1863 with a recommendation for an "inner circuit of railway that should abut, if not actually join, nearly all of the principal railway termini in the Metropolis". [173] The City Widened Lines assumed major strategic importance as a link between the channel ports and the main lines to the north, used by troop movements and freight. Before the line opened, in 1861 trials were made with the experimental "hot brick" locomotive nicknamed Fowler's Ghost. In 1909, limited through services to the City restarted. [124] Beyond Aylesbury to Verney Junction, the bridges were not strong enough for the Met's locomotives. [243], Many locomotives were made redundant by the electrification of the inner London lines in 19051906. New Metropolitan Railway Dreadnought Coaches Actions Prev 1 Next One of these tunnels, completed in 1862, was used to bring the GNR-loaned rolling stock on to the Metropolitan Railway when the GWR withdrew its trains in August 1863. [131] A 1,159-foot (353m) tower (higher than the recently built Eiffel Tower) was planned, but the attraction was not a success and only the 200-foot (61m) tall first stage was built. Where the branch met the extension line two junctions were built, allowing trains access to Rickmansworth and London. Nearly one hundred "Dreadnoughts" were built between 1910 and 1923. [113] A locomotive works was opened in 1883 and a gas works in 1884. [204], In the 1920s, off-peak there was a train every 45minutes from Wembley Park to Baker Street. [79] At the other end of the line, the District part of South Kensington station opened on 10 July 1871 [80][note 21] and Earl's Court station opened on the West Brompton extension on 30 October 1871. A jointly owned train of six coaches ran an experimental passenger service on the Earl's Court to High Street Kensington section for six months in 1900. Guards were permitted no relief breaks during their shift until September 1885, when they were permitted three 20-minute breaks. In 1925, a plan was developed for two new tube tunnels, large enough for the Met rolling stock that would join the extension line at a junction north of Kilburn & Brondesbury station and run beneath Kilburn High Street, Maida Vale and Edgware Road to Baker Street. [105] A short length towards Hampstead was unused. [62] Additional stations were opened at Westbourne Park (1866), Latimer Road (1868), Royal Oak (1871), Wood Lane (1908) and Goldhawk Road (1914). [213] When the M&SJWR was being built, it was considered that they would struggle on the gradients and five Worcester Engine 0-6-0 tank locomotives were delivered in 1868. In 1904, the Met opened a 10.5MW coal-fired power station at Neasden, which supplied 11kV 33.3Hz current to five substations that converted this to 600VDC using rotary converters. Both companies promoted and obtained an Act of Parliament in 1879 for the extension and link to the ELR, the Act also ensuring future co-operation by allowing both companies access to the whole circle. [77] From this date, the two companies operated a joint Inner Circle service between Mansion House and Moorgate Street via South Kensington and Edgware Road every ten minutes,[note 20] supplemented by a District service every ten minutes between Mansion House and West Brompton and H&CR and GWR suburban services between Edgware Road and Moorgate Street. The GNR, the GWR and the Midland opened goods depots in the Farringdon area, accessed from the city widened lines. From 1925 to 1934 these vehicles were used between Watford and Rickmansworth. [12][note 6] In July 1855, an Act to make a direct connection to the GNR at King's Cross received royal assent. [31], The 3.75-mile (6km) railway opened to the public on 10 January 1863,[29] with stations at Paddington (Bishop's Road) (now Paddington), Edgware Road, Baker Street, Portland Road (now Great Portland Street), Gower Street (now Euston Square), King's Cross (now King's Cross St Pancras), and Farringdon Street (now Farringdon). Roughly equivalent to 16,000,000 in 2016. Full electric service started on 24 September, reducing the travel time around the circle from 70 to 50 minutes. [256][257] This was replaced in 1869 by a chain that operated brakes on all carriages. The MS&LR was given authority to proceed, but the Met was given the right to compensation. Wardle wished a new sign at Euston Square to read EUSTON SQUARE METRO, but he was overruled by Selbie and METROPOLITAN RAILWAY was spelt in full. The tunnels were large enough to take a main-line train with an internal diameter of 16 feet (4.9m), in contrast to those of the Central London Railway with a diameter less than 12 feet (3.7m). The timetable was arranged so that the fast train would leave Willesden Green just before a stopping service and arrived at Baker Street just behind the previous service. Discussions continued, and in 1911 it was agreed that the ELR would be electrified with the UERL providing power and the Met the train service. [37] Eighteen were ordered in 1864, initially carrying names,[234] and by 1870 40 had been built. 0 faves [236] When in 1925 the Met classified its locomotives by letters of the alphabet, these were assigned A Class and B Class. Stations between Hammersmith and Richmond served by the Met were. The Met provided the management and the GCR the accounts for the first five years before the companies switched functions, then alternating every five years until 1926. 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