London Underground 1992 Stock
Type of rolling stock used on the Central and Waterloo & City lines of the London Underground
The 1992 Tube Stock is the type of train used on the Central line and Waterloo & City line of theLondon Underground. The trains were built by BREL (later Adtranz and now Bombardier Transportation). They were built after three 1986 tube stock prototype trains were tested to find out what the public wanted on the new trains.
| London Underground 1992 Stock | |
|---|---|
 A Central line 1992 Stock at Theydon Bois in 2012 | |
 The inside of a Central line 1992 Stock | |
| In service | 7 April 1993 – present[1] |
| Manufacturer | British Rail Engineering Limited (under ABB)[2] |
| Built at | Derby Litchurch Lane Works[2] |
| Replaced | British Rail Class 487 1962 Stock |
| Constructed | 1991–1994[2] |
| Refurbishment | Wabtec Rail UK 2006 (Waterloo & City trainsets only)[2] 2011-2012, 2020-(Central Line sets) |
| Number built | 700 cars |
| Formation | 4 cars per train (Waterloo & City line) 8 cars per train (Central line) |
| Capacity | 930 per trainset (Central Line) 444 per trainset (Waterloo & City)[2] |
| Line(s) served | Central line (1993 – present) Waterloo & City line (1993 – present) |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | 16.25 m (53 ft 4 in) |
| Width | 2.62 m (8 ft 7 in) |
| Height | 2.87 m (9 ft 5 in) |
| Maximum speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
| Weight | 20.5–22.5 tonnes (20.2–22.1 long tons; 22.6–24.8 short tons) (per car) |
| Traction system | GTO thyristor (ABB/Brush Traction)[3][2] |
| Electric system(s) | 630V DC Fourth rail |
| Bogies | H-frame (Siemens) |
| Seating | 272 per trainset (Central Line) 136 per trainset (Waterloo & City)[2] |
| Stock type | Deep-level tube |
References
change- ↑ Hardy, Brian (2002). London Underground Rolling Stock (15. ed.). Capital Transport. ISBN 978-1-85414-263-4.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Neil, Graham (4 August 2015). "London Underground Rolling Stock Information Sheet" (PDF). WhatDoTheyKnow. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ↑ "A-Series EMU Car Review, Paper tabled to WA Parliament" (PDF). Parliament of Western Australia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
