Final chance for 1930s vintage tubes on Metropolitan Line

For one weekend, September 5 – September 7, the London Transport Museum will be putting on a series of vintage tube trains, which will be running on parts of the Underground’s Metropolitan line.

For one weekend, September 5 – September 7, the London Transport Museum will be putting on a series of vintage tube trains. (Image: London Transport Museum)

For one final time this year, riders can hop aboard a restored 1938 tube carriage and experience what life would have been like travelling on the underground eight decades ago.

This train was famously the first kind of Tube train to feature electrical equipment and served London for over half a century.

This unusual event marks both 25 years of Transport For London and 200 years of train travel, and will feature a costumed interpreter playing Charles Holden, designer of many London Underground stations from the 1920s through to the 1950s.

For one final time this year, riders can hop aboard a restored 1938 tube carriage. (Image: London Transport Museum)

Here’s what you need to know:

When:

Friday, September 5 – Amersham – Harrow-on-the-Hill

• 11:10am single (Harrow-on-the-Hill – Amersham)
• 12:15pm return (Amersham – Harrow-on-the-Hill)
• 1:45pm return (Amersham – Harrow-on-the-Hill)
• 3:15pm single (Amersham – Harrow-on-the-Hill)

Return: ~60 mins | Single: ~30 mins

Saturday, September 6 – Amersham – Harrow-on-the-Hill via Watford (celebrating Watford station’s 100th anniversary)

• 9:55am single (Harrow-on-the-Hill – Amersham via Watford)
• 11:15am, 12:15pm, 1:45pm, 2:45pm, 3:45pm returns (Amersham – Watford)
• 4:45pm single (Amersham – Harrow-on-the-Hill via Watford)

Return: ~45 mins | Single: ~45 mins

Sunday, September 7 – Amersham – Harrow-on-the-Hill (with Amersham Heritage Day)

• 10:15am single (Harrow-on-the-Hill – Amersham)
• 11:15am, 12:45pm, 2:15pm, 3:45pm returns (Amersham – Harrow-on-the-Hill)
• 5:15pm single (Amersham – Harrow-on-the-Hill)

Return: ~60 mins | Single: ~30 mins

This unusual event marks both 25 years of Transport For London and 200 years of train travel. (Image: London Transport Museum)

Where to Meet:

• Amersham departures: Ticket hall, Amersham Underground Station, Station Approach, Amersham HP6 5AZ
• Harrow-on-the-Hill departures: Ticket hall, Harrow-on-the-Hill Station, Station Approach, Harrow HA1 1BB

Ticket Prices:

• Children aged 3 and under: Free (on an adult’s lap)
• Carers/companions: Free

Return journeys:

• Silver: Adult £27.50 / Concession £26.50 / Child £17.50
• Bronze: Adult £25 / Concession £24 / Child £15

Single journeys (first/last trip of day only):

• Gold: £22 Friday/Sunday (£30 Saturday) – Adult prices, concessions £1 less, child £12 Fri/Sun (£20 Sat)
• Bronze: £17 Friday/Sunday (£25 Sat) – Adult prices, concessions £1 less, child £7 Fri/Sun (£15 Sat)