"Beautifully restored" Art Deco Tube trains were snapped passing through a local station.

London Transport Museum ran a series of rare railway trips for the public over the weekend, using the Metropolitan Line between Amersham and Watford Metropolitan Station.

The 1938 trains were built for the Northern Line but also ran on the Bakerloo Line historically, but onlookers were able to see them over four journeys departing from Amersham each day on September 7 and 8.

A bonus for enthusiasts was that the 'Amersham Special' used the North Curve on the Watford Met, connecting Rickmansworth and Croxley Green, which is normally only used for stock transfers rather than journeys for the public.

Christopher George, from Bushey, snapped the first run on the Sunday at Croxley Green.

1938 Art deco tube stock passing through Croxley Underground Station.1938 Art Deco tube stock passing through Croxley Underground Station. (Image: Christopher George)

A London Transport Museum spokesperson said: “The beautifully restored electrified train is made up of four cars complete with green and red moquette seating, grab handles and distinctive Art Deco light fittings.

“The 1938 Stock was the first kind of Tube train to have all of the electrical equipment underneath the floor, combining the latest technology of the era with quintessential late 1930s style.

“These trains served London, on several deep-level Tube lines, for half a century.”