Overground
I was quite lucky to catch this though, despite the lack of people in the carriage, Lee was still rather reluctant to take the picture. These new London Overground trains were introduced in mid-July 2009 but the old stock from the Silverlink service are still very much in use. The new trains feature fancy new fangled sideways seats allowing more people to cram uncomfortably into each carriage. As far as I can tell this is the only innovation.
Using Oyster Pay As You Go on this service is cheaper than other tube services, for no discernible reason, and since the introduction of the new stock has increased from 90p for a single trip to a whopping £1.10. I don’t know why I’m trying to introduce some controversy into this; it’s still perfectly reasonable and quite accessible.
Furthermore I can say with absolute authority that this tube’s ceiling rails are the hardest to reach with feet.