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Zone 1
Welcome to the Cravens Heritage Trains website, parent company of Locomotive L11 and
Epping Signal Cabin
The Car Diagram at the top of each CHT page shows the destinations available. Click on the destination of your choice. Stops within Zone 1 all contain information on the various Cravens subjects whilst stops within Zone 2 relate to Epping Signalling Museum. Members of CHT can access the Members area using their password. Enjoy your visit!
Cravens Preservation Group was formed in 1995 with the intention of preserving a 1960, three car Cravens-built ex London Transport tube train. By 1999, it was time to rename and formalise the group as Cravens Heritage Trains Limited (CHT). It was incorporated as a company with no shareholders and is constituted as a company limited by guarantee.
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We are excited to report that the Cravens set has been pulled into an inside road at Ruislip depot.
News has come through that the 3-car Cravens set was moved over the weekend into an inside road at Ruislip. The 65 year old train has been out of service and stabled for many years now, mostly on an outside road at Ruislip, and before any decision can be made about its future, it will be necessary to determine its current condition. The first step in this process is to perform a brake test. It would be unsafe to start any form of examination of the train if it could not be guaranteed to stay where it was put!
We are extremely pleased to be able to confirm the train PASSED the brake test. After so long without any positive news to bring to you, we are so happy to confirm this first small step.
There is still a very long way to go before we know what the future of the Cravens looks like, but for the moment, we hope we can all agree this is an encouraging first step. Our sincere thanks to everyone involved.
There has never been a better time to consider signing up as a Member of Cravens Heritage Trains. CHT welcomes new members interested in continuing the work of preserving some of the history of London Underground. The annual membership starts at a very modest £20 per annum and entitles you to vote at the AGM as well as allowing you to become a Volunteer at Epping Signalling Museum.
The Cravens unit is in Ruislip depot so there is no access by the public (or members of CHT). We hope to be sent pictures of the unit soon and will publish them as soon as possible.
If you would like information about how to become a Member of CHT please take a look at our Membership page, and if you'd like some more details to help you decide, please drop us a line to our joint email address: eppingmuseum@gmail.com
CHT is the parent Company of the popular Epping Signalling Museum, which now opens to the public as a museum of historical London Underground artefacts and exhibits, including a 'real' LU locomotive as well as a fully functioning 47 lever signal frame, signals, signage and a set of fully operational points.
Click one of the 'destinations' on the map at the top of this page to go to a chosen subject, or the arrow below to go to the Epping Signalling Museum
© 2026 Peter Scouse, Cravens Heritage Trains Ltd.
