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This photo shows the exterior of a 1967 Tube Stock driving car at Ealing Common Depot in 2002.  The train was being used for engineering tests.  The train has been fitted with inter-car barriers in an attempt to reduce the instances of persons (usually drunk) falling between the cars.   Photo by District Dave.

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This is the refurbished cab front of a 1967 Tube Stock driving car at Ealing Common Depot in 2002.  A few modifications have appeared since the trains were built, principally, the addition of a train radio aerial near the top of the cab door and a handrail under the offside cab window.  Below that window is a hinged footstep, shown in the raised position.

The handrail and footstep have been provided to allow drivers to get in and out of the cab without going back into the passenger saloon.   This is a particular problem because there are no side cab doors and the saloon can often be crowded with passengers.  Both the 1967 and 1972 Stocks suffer from this problem. Photo by District Dave.

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