 A 1996 tube stock train at Willesden Green tube station
 1996 tube stock units stabled at Stratford Market Depot The fleet of 1996 Stock running on the London Underground's Jubilee Line is currently the second-most modern on the network (confusingly, the 1995 Stock on the Northern Line was delivered later than the 1996 Stock). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 888 KB) A southbound Jubilee Line 1996 tube stock EMU at Willesden Green tube station, viewed from the doorway of a northbound service. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 888 KB) A southbound Jubilee Line 1996 tube stock EMU at Willesden Green tube station, viewed from the doorway of a northbound service. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 849 KB) The interior of a London Underground 1996 tube stock Jubilee Line train at Stratford station on 24 October 2005. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 849 KB) The interior of a London Underground 1996 tube stock Jubilee Line train at Stratford station on 24 October 2005. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (900x600, 173 KB) Description: 1996 tube stock units stable at Stratford Market Depot. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (900x600, 173 KB) Description: 1996 tube stock units stable at Stratford Market Depot. ...
The nickname the Tube comes from the circular tube-like tunnels through which the small-profile trains travel. ...
The Jubilee Line is a line on the London Underground, coloured silver grey on the Tube map. ...
The 1995 Stock used on London Undergrounds Northern Line is currently the newest fleet of trains on the network. ...
The 1996 Stock was bought to support the opening of the Jubilee Line Extension (JLE), which runs from Green Park to Stratford. However, delays in the JLE's opening meant that 1996 Stock was introduced, completely replacing the existing fleet of 1983 Stock, between Christmas Eve 1997 and July 1998 - over a year before the JLE was opened. The existing trains (1983 stock) were originally planned to be refurbished with the same exterior and interior as the new stock (1996 stock) even with double doors, but the cost proved prohibitive. Canary Wharf tube station The Jubilee Line Extension is the extension of the London Underground Jubilee Line into southern and eastern London, UK. First proposed in the 1970s, it was constructed in the 1990s and finally opened just before Christmas 1999. ...
Jubilee Line platform, with train arriving, at Green Park underground station Unique tilework at this station represents the many trees in nearby Green Park Green Park tube station is a London Underground station located on the north side of Green Park itself, on Piccadilly close to its intersection with the...
Stratford station is a London Underground and National Rail station at Stratford. ...
A 1983 tube stock train at Londons Transport Museum depot The interior of the 1983 tube stock train at Londons Transport Museum depot The London Underground 1983 Stock was a class of electric multiple unit designed for the Jubilee Line. ...
Both the 1996 Stock and the similar 1995 Stock found on the Northern Line were built by Alstom in Birmingham, The 1995 and 1996 stock have different seating layouts and cab designs. For other uses, see Northern Line (disambiguation). ...
Alstom (formerly GEC-Alsthom) (Euronext: ALO) is a large French company whose businesses are power generation and manufacturing trains (e. ...
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The 1996 Stock is operated mainly with a dead man's handle at the driver's right hand. When the train is stopped the top of the handle is turned away from the position in which the driver holds it. To depart the driver turns the top of the handle and pushes the red lever forward. The trains were originally designed for automatic train operation as on the Victoria Line, although this will not be enabled until a signalling upgrade in some years' time. Automatic train operation (ATO) insure partial or complete automatic train piloting and driverless functionalities. ...
The original seat covers were a purple and grey moqette. They formed the letter 'J' for Jubilee (also the Northern Line's moquete forms the letter 'N') during November 2005 the old cars were refurbished and these seat covers were replaced with the new dark blue Tube Lines moquette. This features multi-coloured and multi-size hollow squares. The new cars were ordered with this moquette. The Piccadilly Line's 1973 Stock also has this moquette. The armrests were purple but have been repainted blue to match the new seat covers. However, the new trains delivered in late 2005 were still carring the the old internal layout as of June 2006. Under the 30-year PPP, Tube Lines is responsible for the maintenance, renewal and upgrade of the Underground infrastructure on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines, including track, trains, signals, civil work and stations. ...
The Piccadilly Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured dark blue on the Tube map. ...
Two 1973 Stock trains pass at Rayners Lane. ...
Addition of seventh car
During early 2005 London Underground announced that it would be adding a seventh car to the trains of the existing Jubilee Line fleet, and also adding four new complete trains. So from December 25, 2005, the line was closed for completion of the seventh-car conversion, including signalling alterations and software modification to the platform edge doors on the JLE. The original plan was to hot-wire two cars so that the onboard computer would 'see' them as one car, but this proved not to be necessary. The platforms were already long enough for seven-car trains throughout the line, and the JLE platform edge doors had been built with space for a seventh car. The line was scheduled to close for five days, but the work by Alstom and Tube Lines was completed ahead of schedule, enabling the line to re-open two days early. Under the 30-year PPP, Tube Lines is responsible for the maintenance, renewal and upgrade of the Underground infrastructure on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines, including track, trains, signals, civil work and stations. ...
There were various differences between the new and old cars at the time of introduction:
- Passenger information displays (PIDs) are amber not red
- The vestibule floor is black not grey
- There is a yellow strip on the door seal
- The seat covers are noticeably better fitted
- The rigid vestibule floor extends the width of the car
Many of these are likely to change as the old cars undergo refurbishment. The new cars are numbered 96601 to 96725 (odd numbers only). The door seal on the new cars still states '1996', because of the national production rules.
Following the introduction, an upgrade to the passenger information system has been introduced, resulting in next station announcements playing on approach to stations.
A simple way of noticing if you are in a new carriage is the noise of the doors sliding, it being quieter on the new stock. If you are in a new train, there is a noticeable difference of volume from the traction motors, again this is quieter on the new stock.
Traction control 1995 stock and 1996 stock have similar bodyshells and were both built by Alstom. However, they use different AC traction control systems. The control system on the 1995 stock is more modern than the 1996 stock, reflecting the fact that the latter's design spec was 'frozen' in 1991.
The 1996 stock uses three-phase induction motors fed from a single-source inverter using a GTO (gate-turn-off) thyristor, derived from those on Class 465 Networker trains. The 1995 stock, for comparison, uses Alstom's "Onix" three-phase Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor drive. [1]. Circuit symbol for a thyristor The thyristor is a solid-state semiconductor device with four layers of alternating N and P-type material. ...
Description The British Rail Class 465 Networker electric multiple units were built by Metropolitan Cammell and BREL between 1991 and 1993, and brought into service from 1991 onwards. ...
The Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor combines the simple gate drive characteristics of the MOSFET with the high current and low saturation voltage capability of bipolar transistors by combining an isolated gate FET for the control input, and a bipolar power transistor as a switch, in a single device. ...
Earlier London Underground stock, like most electric trains until the 1990s, used DC motors. These are now regarded as inefficient, partly because they are traditionally controlled by resistors, and partly because a 3-phase AC induction motor can provide the same power at less size and mass.
However, in an AC motor, maximum torque can only be achieved when the resistance of the rotor windings equals the reactance. AC motors in an industrial setting tend to be operated more or less continuously and therefore large banks of resistors can be used on start-up to raise resistance and maintain torque. This would not be efficient in a small motor designed for stop/start operation.
As a result, it was only the invention of electronic control systems from the 1980s onwards that made AC traction viable for trains. The motor can be supplied using an inverter, and by varying the inverter's output frequency it is possible to keep the frequency of the currents flowing in the rotor windings constant, and hence the reactance (while resistance remains fixed).
The GTO thyristor used on 1996 stock achieves this by 'chopping' out short pulses of current, creating the characteristic audible whine associated with the stock and with the Class 465 networker trains that share its traction control system. The noise timbre changes as the pulse length changes. The noise is produced by the oxygen in the air vibrating as the magnetic field changes (oxygen is magnetic whereas nitrogen is not). Description The British Rail Class 465 Networker electric multiple units were built by Metropolitan Cammell and BREL between 1991 and 1993, and brought into service from 1991 onwards. ...
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Modern AC traction, such as the 1995 stock, uses the IGBT (which is actually an amalgamation of a MOSFET and a transistor), which can switch very large currents very rapidly without damage. The 'whine' effect is far less noticeable. The metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET, MOS-FET, or MOS FET), is by far the most common field-effect transistor in both digital and analog circuits. ...
Assorted transistors A transistor is a three-terminal semiconductor device that can be used for amplification, switching, voltage stabilization, signal modulation, oscillation and many other functions. ...
Train details - Length per car 17.77 m
- Width per car 2.629 m
- Height 2.875 m
- Maximum Speed 100 km/h
Weight - Driving Motor Car 30.0 tonnes
- Trailer Car 20.9 tonnes
- Uncoupling Non-Driving motor car 27.1 tonnes
- Per train 186 tonnes
Notes - ^ http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/foi/pdf/rolling-stock-info.pdf
External links - 1996 Tube Stock specifications (TfL)
- 1996 Tube Stock - Squarewheels.org.uk
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The history of London Undergrounds rolling stock is as complicated as the history of the network itself. ...
The history of London Undergrounds rolling stock is as complicated as the history of the network itself. ...
| 1900 - 1903 - 1906 - 1914 - 1915 - 1920 - Watford Joint
Standard - 1935 - 1938 - 1949 - 1956 - 1959 - 1960 - 1962
1967 - 1972 - 1973 - 1983 - 1986 - 1992 - 1995 - 1996 - 2009 The 1900 Tube Stock were originally built as trailers for use with electric locomotives. ...
The 1900 Tube Stock were originally built as trailers for use with electric locomotives. ...
The 1906 Stock, also known as Gate Stock, was built for the Yerkes tube lines, Bakerloo, Piccadilly Line, and Hampstead Line. ...
The 1914 Tube Stock was built for an extension of the Bakerloo line. ...
For the Central line extension from Wood Lane to Ealing Broadway twenty-four 1915 Tube Stock driving motor cars were built by Brush. ...
The 1920 Tube Stock was composed of forty cars built by Cammell Laird in Nottingham, England. ...
The Watford Joint Tube Stock was built for the service to Watford along both the Bakerloo line and the London North Western Railway, as a result the cars were owned by both the underground and the London North Western Railway. ...
A Standard Stock driving motor car built in 1934 at Londons Transport Museum depot The Standard Stock title was applied to a variety of Tube stock built between 1923-34, which shared the same basic characteristics, but with some detailed differences. ...
London Underground 1935 Stock was an experimental train design won by Crompton Parkinson and 12 two car units (marshalled into 4 six car trains) were eventually built. ...
A 1938 tube stock train preserved at the Londons Transport Museum depot in 2005 British Rail Class 483, no. ...
The 1949 Tube Stock was composed of ninety-one cars built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company in Smethwick, England. ...
Before mass production of the 1959 tube stock, three 1956 Tube Stock units were built as prototypes by Birmingham RC&W, Gloucester RC&W and Metro-Cammell. ...
The 1956 and 1959 Tube Stock were types of London Underground tube train built by Metro-Cammell, operated at various times on the Northern Line, Bakerloo Line, Central Line and Piccadilly Line. ...
The London Underground 1960 Stock was a class of electric multiple unit designed for the London Underground Central Line It was built by Cravens of Sheffield, initially to run on the main Central line. ...
The 1962 Tube Stock is a type of London Underground tube train, which was built for use on the Central Line. ...
The London Underground 1967 Stock currently runs on the Victoria Line. ...
A 1972 stock train arrives at Oxford Circus with a northbound Bakerloo Line service The London Underground 1972 stock is a collection of trains used on the London Underground. ...
Two 1973 Stock trains pass at Rayners Lane. ...
A 1983 tube stock train at Londons Transport Museum depot The interior of the 1983 tube stock train at Londons Transport Museum depot The London Underground 1983 Stock was a class of electric multiple unit designed for the Jubilee Line. ...
Advertising sign promoting the public display and consultation on passengers views of the three 1986 prototype London Underground tube trains, at Woodford station on the Central line. ...
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The 1995 Stock used on London Undergrounds Northern Line is currently the newest fleet of trains on the network. ...
A computer-generated image of the 2009 tube stock. ...
| | Sub-surface stock: The history of London Undergrounds rolling stock is as complicated as the history of the network itself. ...
| A - B - C - D - E - F - G - G23 - H - K - L - M - N - O - CO - P - P1
CP - Q23 - Q27 - Q31 - Q35 - Q38 - R (ex-Met) - R38 - R47 - R49
R59 - S (ex-Met) - T - U - A60 - A62 - C69 - C77 - D78 - S The A Stock was built for the Metropolitan District Railway in 1903. ...
The B Stock was built for the Metropolitan District Railway in 1905. ...
The C Stock was built for the Metropolitan District Railway in 1910. ...
The D Stock was built for the Metropolitan District Railway in 1912. ...
London Underground M Stock was a steel body car built for the in 1914 and remained in service until the 1950s. ...
The F Stock was built for the Metropolitan District Railway in 1920. ...
The G Stock was built for the Metropolitan District Railway in 1923 by Gloucester RC&W. These units were rebuilt in 1938, when the District Line was standardising its post-1923 stock, and reclassified as Q23 Stock. ...
The G Stock was built for the Metropolitan District Railway in 1923 by Gloucester RC&W. These units were rebuilt in 1938, when the District Line was standardising its post-1923 stock, and reclassified as Q23 Stock. ...
The H Stock classification has been used twice. ...
London Underground M Stock is a clerestory roofed rail stock and built for the Hammersmith and City Line in 1927 and subsequently absorbed into the London Underground Q Stock. ...
London Underground L Stock is a clerestory roofed rail stock and built for the Hammersmith and City Line in 1931 and subsequently absorbed into the London Underground Q Stock. ...
London Underground M Stock is a clerestory roofed rail stock and built for the Hammersmith and City Line in 1935 and subsequently absorbed into the London Underground Q Stock. ...
London Underground N Stock was a type of clerestory roofed stock built in 1935 and subsequently absorbed into the London Underground Q Stock. ...
CP (red) and R (white) stock District Line trains at Upminster station. ...
CP (red) and R (white) stock District Line trains at Upminster station. ...
CP (red) and R (white) stock District Line trains at Upminster station. ...
CP (red) and R (white) stock District Line trains at Upminster station. ...
CP (red) and R (white) stock District Line trains at Upminster station. ...
The G Stock was built for the Metropolitan District Railway in 1923 by Gloucester RC&W. These units were rebuilt in 1938, when the District Line was standardising its post-1923 stock, and reclassified as Q23 Stock. ...
London Underground M Stock is a clerestory roofed rail stock and built for the Hammersmith and City Line in 1927 and subsequently absorbed into the London Underground Q Stock. ...
London Underground L Stock is a clerestory roofed rail stock and built for the Hammersmith and City Line in 1931 and subsequently absorbed into the London Underground Q Stock. ...
The Q35 Stock was composed of the original M Stock and N Stock cars which were rebuilt in the 1950s and became Q35 Stock. ...
The graffitied front end of a Q38 Stock driving motor car at Londons Transport Museum Depot The Q Stock consisted of various District Line trains built from 1923 (G Stock) until the mid 1930s, originally built with manually operated sliding doors. ...
The R38 and R49 Stock was built for the District Line in 1938 and 1952 respectively. ...
The R38 and R49 Stock was built for the District Line in 1938 and 1952 respectively. ...
The R38 and R49 Stock was built for the District Line in 1938 and 1952 respectively. ...
The R38 and R49 Stock was built for the District Line in 1938 and 1952 respectively. ...
This article discusses the original London Underground S Stock. ...
The T Stock was built for the Metropolitan Railway in 1931-32 for use on electric services from Baker Street to Uxbridge and Watford. ...
An A60 stock train stands at Surrey Quays on the East London Line The interior of a Metropolitan Line A60 Stock train at Baker Street station in 2005 The A60 Stock is a class of sub-surface train run on the London Underground, which was built in 1960 by Cravens...
An A60 stock train stands at Surrey Quays on the East London Line The interior of a Metropolitan Line A60 Stock train at Baker Street station in 2005 The A60 Stock is a class of sub-surface train run on the London Underground, which was built in 1960 by Cravens...
C Stock is the name given to the trains currently running on London Undergrounds Circle and Hammersmith and City lines as well as on the District Line between Edgware Road and Wimbledon. ...
C Stock is the name given to the trains currently running on London Undergrounds Circle and Hammersmith and City lines as well as on the District Line between Edgware Road and Wimbledon. ...
D stock train at Blackfriars station The London Underground D Stock is a type of electric multiple unit used on the London Underground District Line1. ...
The S Stock is a class of sub-surface train currently under construction for the London Underground to replace ageing A60 and A62 Stock on the Metropolitan and East London Line Lines, C69 and C77 Stock on the Circle, Hammersmith & City and District Lines (Edgware Road-Wimbledon) and D78 Stock...
| | Locomotives: The history of London Undergrounds rolling stock is as complicated as the history of the network itself. ...
| Battery-electric - Diesel - Electric A 1938 battery-electric locomotive preserved at Londons Transport Museum depot London Underground Battery-electric locmotives, most commonly known as battery locomotives are used for hauling engineers trains, and can draw power from the electrified rails like a normal tube train, or run on batteries when the power is...
Three Rolls-Royce engined-diesel locomotives were built in 1967-68, and acquired by London Underground in 1971. ...
Electric traction was always the best option for the tube lines in London. ...
| | Steam locomotives: London Underground steam locomotives. ...
| A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - K - Metropolitan District
Metropolitan departmental - ex GWR - Wotton Tramway Preserved A Class No. ...
The Metropolitan Railway C Class was a group of four 0-4-4 tank engines built in 1891 by Neilson & Company. ...
The Metropolitan Railway D Class was a group of six 2-4-0 tank engines built in 1894 by Sharp Stewart. ...
L48 at Neasden, 1961. ...
L52 at Neasden 1961. ...
The Metropolitan Railway G Class consisted of four 0-6-4T steam locomotives, numbered 94 to 97. ...
The Metropolitan Railway H Class consisted of eight 4-4-4T steam locomotives, numbered 103 to 110. ...
The Metropolitan Railway K Class consisted of six 2-6-4T steam locomotives, numbered 111 to 116. ...
9729 at Highbridge Yard after the Western Rgeion had taken over the S&D. 11 engines of the 5700 Class, nos 9700-10 were turned out with various modifications for working along the Metropolitan Line. ...
The Wotton Tramway was run by its own steam locomotives from 1872 until 1906 (by which time is was officially the Oxford and Aylesbury Tramroad). ...
| | Other stock: The history of London Undergrounds rolling stock is as complicated as the history of the network itself. ...
| Sleet locomotives - Coaching stock - Departmental - Engineering To help with the removal of ice that built up on the conductor rails London Underground converted a number of redundent cars into sleet locomotives. ...
In recent years, London Underground has acquired numerous former British Rail coaching stock. ...
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