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

The history of London Underground's rolling stock is as complex as the history of the network itself. A wide variety of types have been operated, from the early days of steam locomotives and carriages through to today's electric multiple units. The different types used are listed here. The London Underground is a transit system that serves much of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. ... Great Western Railway No. ... Catherine IIs carved, painted and gilded Coronation Coach (Hermitage Museum) George VI and Queen Elizabeth in a landau with footmen and an outrider, Canada 1939 The classic definition of a carriage is a four-wheeled horse drawn private passenger vehicle with leaf springs (elliptical springs in the 19th century... Trains of the Singapore MRT. EMUs are often used for rapid transit lines. ...

• Note: Stock shown in red has been withdrawn from traffic.

• For details of the numbering and classification systems used, see: London Underground rolling stock numbering and classification

A number of different numbering and classification schemes have been used for the rolling stock owned by the London Underground and its constituent companies. ...

Locomotives

• Steam locomotives — withdrawn by 1971
• Electric locomotives — withdrawn from passenger service by 1962
• Diesel locomotives — DL81-DL83 — withdrawn from service
• Battery-electric locomotives — still in service

London Underground steam locomotives. ... Electric traction was always the best option for the tube lines in London. ... Three Rolls-Royce engined-diesel locomotives were built in 1967-68, and acquired by London Underground in 1971. ... 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...

Hauled Carriages

• Coaching stock — Former-BR coaching stock used for special-services on Metropolitan Line

In recent years, London Underground has acquired numerous former British Rail coaching stock. ... This article is about the defunct entity British Railways, which later traded as British Rail. The History of rail transport in Great Britain is covered in its own article. ... London Transport Portal The Metropolitan Line is part of the London Underground, coloured maroon on the Tube map. ...

Electric Multiple Units

Current Stock

The Bakerloo Line is a line of the London Underground and coloured brown on the Tube map. ... 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. ... The London Underground 1967 Stock currently runs on the Victoria Line. ... London Transport Portal The Central Line is a line of the London Underground and coloured red on the tube map. ... Categories: Rail stubs | London Underground Rolling Stock | Multiple Units ... The Circle Line of the London Underground became known as such in 1949, when it was separated from its parent lines, the Metropolitan Line and the District Line, although it had been shown on Underground maps since 1947. ... 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. ... This article is about upcoming London Underground rolling stock. ... The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. ... 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. ... This article is about upcoming London Underground rolling stock. ... 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. ... This article is about upcoming London Underground rolling stock. ... London Transport Portal The East London Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured orange on the Tube map. ... 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... Artists impression of a Class 378 train Impression of the internal layout of a Class 378 The Class 378[1] is a type of Electric Multiple Unit that has been ordered for the new London Overground network and franchise. ... The Hammersmith and City Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured salmon pink on the Tube map, running between Hammersmith and Aldgate East, extending to Barking in the rush hours. ... 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. ... This article is about upcoming London Underground rolling stock. ... London Transport Portal The Jubilee Line is a line on the London Underground (the Tube), in England. ... A 1996 tube stock train at Willesden Green tube station 1996 Stock interior 1996 tube stock units stabled at Stratford Market Depot The fleet of 1996 Stock running on the London Undergrounds Jubilee Line is currently the second-most modern on the network (confusingly, the 1995 Stock on the... London Transport Portal The Metropolitan Line is part of the London Underground, coloured maroon on the Tube map. ... 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... This article is about upcoming London Underground rolling stock. ... For other uses, see Northern Line (disambiguation). ... The 1995 Stock used on London Undergrounds Northern Line is currently the newest fleet of trains on the network. ... Artists impression of a Class 378 train Impression of the internal layout of a Class 378 The Class 378[1] is a type of Electric Multiple Unit that has been ordered for the new London Overground network and franchise. ... 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. ... London Transport Portal The Victoria Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured light blue on the Tube map. ... The London Underground 1967 Stock currently runs on the Victoria Line. ... Completed Prototype for Static Testing. ... The Waterloo & City Line is a short underground metro line in London, formally opened on 11 July 1898. ... Categories: Rail stubs | London Underground Rolling Stock | Multiple Units ...

Tube Stock

This is the general designation applied to the trains specially designed to run in the restricted space available in the tunnels used on part or all of the Bakerloo, Central, Northern, Piccadilly, Victoria and Jubilee Lines. The dimensions vary between individual designs but the common feature is the ability to run through a circular tunnel of approximately 13ft/4m diameter (the precise tunnel size varying between lines).

• 1900 Stock (Central London Railway Gate Stock, originally locomotive hauled coaches)
• 1903 Stock (Central London Railway Gate Stock)
• 1906 Stock (Bakerloo, Northern, Piccadilly Gate Stock)
• 1914 Stock (Bakerloo Lines)
• 1915 Stock (Central Lines)
• Watford Joint Stock (Bakerloo Lines)
• 1920 Stock (Bakerloo, Piccadilly Lines)
• Standard Stock (Standard tube stock design built 1922-34)
• 1935 Stock (Streamline Prototype)
• 1938 Stock (Bakerloo & Northern Lines) — withdrawn in 1988
• 1949 Stock (Bakerloo, Northern, Piccadilly Lines) — withdrawn between 1972 and 1978
• 1956 Stock (Bakerloo, Northern & Piccadilly Lines) — withdrawn in 2000
• 1959 Stock (Bakerloo, Northern & Piccadilly Lines) — withdrawn in 2000
• 1960 Stock (Central Line - Prototype) — withdrawn by 1994
• 1962 Stock (Central & Northern Lines) — withdrawn in 1999
• 1967 Stock (Victoria Line) — remains in service
• 1972 Stock (Bakerloo & Northern Lines) — remains in service on Bakerloo line
• 1973 Stock (Piccadilly Line) — remains in service
• 1983 Stock (Jubilee Line) — withdrawn in 1998
• 1986 Stock (Central Line - Prototype) — withdrawn by 1992
• 1992 Stock (Central and Waterloo & City Lines) — remains in service
• 1995 Stock (Northern Line) — remains in service
• 1996 Stock (Jubilee Line) — remains in service
• 2009 Stock (Victoria Line) — new trains under construction

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 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. ... The 1920 Tube Stock was composed of forty cars built by Cammell Laird in Nottingham, England. ... 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. ... Categories: Rail stubs | London Underground Rolling Stock | Multiple Units ... The 1995 Stock used on London Undergrounds Northern Line is currently the newest fleet of trains on the network. ... A 1996 tube stock train at Willesden Green tube station 1996 Stock interior 1996 tube stock units stabled at Stratford Market Depot The fleet of 1996 Stock running on the London Undergrounds Jubilee Line is currently the second-most modern on the network (confusingly, the 1995 Stock on the... Completed Prototype for Static Testing. ...

Sub-Surface Stock

This is the general designation (also known more simply as "Surface Stock") of the Underground trains constructed to width and height dimensions closer to those commonly used for railway vehicles in Great Britain, although in some cases (e.g. A60/62 stock) they slightly exceed various standard dimensions or clearances. They are used for services on lines which currently share, or have previously shared, use with non-Underground trains and where no section required the use of smaller diameter "tube" tunnels.

• A Stock (Metropolitan District Railway - Prototype)
• B Stock (Metropolitan District Railway)
• C Stock (Metropolitan District Railway)
• D Stock (Metropolitan District Railway)
• E Stock (Metropolitan District Railway)
• F Stock (Metropolitan District Railway)
• G Stock (later G23 and Q23 Stock) (District Line)
• H Stock (rebuilt B stock cars)
• K Stock (later Q27 Stock (District Line)
• L Stock (later Q31 Stock (District Line)
• M Stock (later Q35 Stock) (District Line)
• N Stock (later Q35 Stock) (District Line)
• O/P Stock (later CO/CP stock(Metropolitan Line) — withdrawn by 1981
• Q38 Stock (District Line) — withdrawn by 1971
• R38 and R49 Stock (District Line) — withdrawn by 1983
• T Stock (Metropolitan Railway) — withdrawn by 1962
• A60 and A62 Stock (Metropolitan & East London Lines) — remains in service
• C69 and C77 Stock (Circle Line) — remains in service on Circle and Hammersmith & City lines and Edgware Road-Wimbledon services of the District line
• D78 Stock (District Line) — remains in service
• S Stock (Metropolitan, District, Circle, H&C) — Due to enter service in 2011, being delivered in 2009.

The A Stock was built for the Metropolitan District Railway in 1903. ... The London Underground 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 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. ... The Q35 Stock was composed of the original M Stock and N Stock cars which were rebuilt in the 1950s and became Q35 Stock. ... London Underground N Stock was a type of clerestory roofed stock built in 1935 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. ... CP (red) and R (white) stock District Line trains at Upminster station. ... The Q38 Stock was built in 1939 for the District Line by Gloucester RC&W. The units had a similar profile to the Metropolitan Line O/P Stock built in 1935. ... The R38 and R49 Stock was built for the District Line in 1938 and 1952 respectively. ... 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... 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. ... Edgware Road tube station is a name shared by two separate stations on the London Underground. ... Wimbledon station is a National Rail, London Underground, and Tramlink station located in Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton. ... 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. ... This article is about upcoming London Underground rolling stock. ...

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