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File:London Underground subsurface and tube trains.jpg
Underground trains come in two sizes, larger sub-surface trains and smaller tube trains. A Metropolitan Line A Stock train (left) passes a Piccadilly Line 1973 Stock train (right) in the siding at Rayners Lane
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A wide variety of trains have been used on the London Underground. In the early days steam locomotive and carriages were used. Nowadays electric multiple units are used.

Rolling Stock[change]

The following trains were used in London Underground.

London Underground lines
Line Current stock Image Introduced Refurbished Replacement Due
Bakerloo 1972 Stock File:1972 Stock at Kilburn High Road 2.jpg 1973 1989–1995 "Evo" new concept tube train[1][2] TBA
Central 1992 Stock File:South Ruislip station 037.jpg 1993–1995 2011- "Evo" new concept tube train[2] TBA
Circle C Stock File:C Stock at Euston Square stn westbound.JPG 1970 1990–1994 S Stock 2012[1]
District
main line
D Stock File:D78 Richmond District line.JPG 1980–1983 2004–2008 S Stock 2013[1]
District
Edgware Road–
Wimbledon
C Stock File:C Stock at Ladbroke Grove 1.jpg 1977[1] 1990–1994 S Stock 2013[1]
Hammersmith & City C Stock File:C Stock at Wood Lane.JPG 1970[1] 1990–1994 S Stock 2012[1]
Jubilee 1996 Stock File:London tube 1996 stock.jpg 1997–1998 Not scheduled None announced
Metropolitan A Stock File:A60 Stock at Baker Street - tompagenet.jpg 1961–1963 1994–1998 S Stock 2010-2013[1]
Metropolitan S Stock File:LUL-S-Stock-at-Watford.jpg 2010 Not scheduled None announced
Northern 1995 Stock File:Mornington Crescent northbound.jpg 1998–2001 Not scheduled None announced
Piccadilly 1973 Stock File:PicadillyLine-ChiswickPark-20040929.JPG 1975 1996–2001 "Evo" new concept tube train[1][2] TBA
Victoria 2009 Stock File:London Underground 2009 Stock front.jpg 2009–2011 Not scheduled None announced
Waterloo & City 1992 Stock File:Bank station Waterloo & City line train.JPG 1993 2006 "Evo" new concept tube train[2] TBA

References[change]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Waboso, David (December 2010). "Transforming the tube". Modern Railways. London. pp. 43–44.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Siemens reveals innovative air-con for deep Tube trains". Rail. No. 673. Peterborough. 29 June 2011. p. 12.