New Piccadilly Line 2024 Stock test runs (17th January 2026)

It’s Saturday the 17th of January 2026, and there is engineering work taking place on the Piccadilly line. Due to the full line closure, this allowed for test runs of the 2024 stock to be conducted. These test runs ran between South Ealing/Acton Town and Hammersmith. Three units were out on test 38030/48030, 38062/48062 & 38004/48004. Operator: TfL Rolling Stock: 2024 Stock & S7 Stock Station codes: Hammersmith (District/Piccadilly) [HAM], Ravenscourt Park [RAP], Turnham Green [TUG], Chiswick Park [CHP] & Acton Town [ACT] Timestamps: 0:00 38062/48062 ([702] Hammersmith to Acton Town) [HAM] 0:35 48004/38004 ([701] Acton Town to Hammersmith) [HAM] 1:05 38062/48062 ([702] Hammersmith to Acton Town) [RAP] 1:53 48062/38062 ([702] Acton Town to Hammersmith) [TUG] 2:46 48030/38030 ([700] Hammersmith to Acton Town) [TUG] 4:05 38062/48062 ([702] Hammersmith to South Ealing) [CHP] 4:26 38062/48062 ([702] Hammersmith to South Ealing) [ACT] 4:39 38004/48004 ([701] Hammersmith to South Ealing) [ACT] 5:33 Outro