London Underground rolling stock

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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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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.

Note: Stock shown in red has been withdrawn from traffic.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

1 Locomotives
2 Hauled Carriages
3 Electric Multiple Units
4 Engineering Trains

[edit] 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Steam locomotives — withdrawn by 1971
Electric locomotives — withdrawn from passenger service by 1962
Diesel locomotives — DL81-DL83 — withdrawn from service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

[edit] Hauled Carriages

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

[edit] Electric Multiple Units

[edit] Current Stock

**London Underground lines**
Name	Map colour	Current stock	Introduced	Replacement	Due
Bakerloo Line	Brown	1972 Stock	1972-7	Supplemented by 1967 Stock	2009
Bakerloo Line	Brown	1972 Stock	1972-7	Full replacement	2019
Central Line	Red	1992 Stock	1993	None announced
Circle Line	Yellow	C Stock	1969-70, 1978	S Stock	2012
District Line	Green	C Stock	1969-70, 1978	S Stock	2013
District Line	Green	D Stock	1978-83	S Stock	2013
East London Line	Orange	A Stock	1960, 1962	Electrostar	2009
Hammersmith & City Line	Pink	C Stock	1969-70, 1978	S Stock	2012
Jubilee Line	Silver	1996 Stock	1997-1998, 2006	None announced
Metropolitan Line	Magenta	A Stock	1960, 1962	S Stock	2009
Northern Line	Black	1995 Stock	1998-2001	None announced
Piccadilly Line	Dark Blue	1973 Stock	1975	Unknown	2014
Victoria Line	Light Blue	1967 Stock	1967	2009 Stock	2009-12
Waterloo & City Line	Teal	1992 Stock	1992	None announced

[edit] 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

[edit] 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.