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, no. 483001, pictured on mainline services on the Isle Of Wight in 1989 was originally built as a 1938 tube stock train for London]] The 1938 Tube Stock is the 'classic' tube stock design, built by Metro-Cammell and Birmingham RC&W , used on the London Underground until 1988 . The sets had worked the Bakerloo , Piccadilly , Northern , East London and Central lines throughout their lifetime. They are regarded as the most celebrated fleet of trains LT have ever operated, with a career spanning many years. The only examples still in daily use are the six units that survive operating the Island Line service on the Isle Of Wight , and allocated TOPS Class 483 . Ten sets (nine serviceable; a total of twenty cars) were purchased by Network SouthEast from London Underground in 1988. In addition, some other units survive in preservation, including cars from the first-built unit, which are preserved at the London's Transport Museum Depot in Acton . The preserved sets have been restored into their exact original red liveries, one with an orange roof (Bakerloo line) and one with a grey roof (other lines). The 4-car preserved set regularly ventures onto the LU system for railtours and occasional filming work. Additionally two of Island Line's Class 483 sets (nos. 007 and 009) have been restored into their original red liveries, both with grey roofs. However, their fronts had to be painted yellow as per mainline regulations. EXTERNAL LINKS
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