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 line 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 cars floor was higher than other tube cars by 4 1/2 inches. This was a compromise height between the platform heights on the two lines.
The cars had been ordered in 1914 but construction had been delayed by World War I. 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 control trailers. They were formed into 6 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 someone had to manually check each door before the train departed.
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