London Underground 1992 Stock
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 | |
|---|---|
| 300px A Central line 1992 Stock at Theydon Bois in 2012 300px 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] |
| Bogies | H-frame (Siemens) |
London Underground 1992 Stock Media
- Bank station Waterloo & City line train.JPG
Waterloo & City line train at Bank
- Wheelchair area - CLIP first run 2023-11-24 - 74.jpg
New wheelchair space on the first CLIP-refurbished 1992 Stock train.
- 65507 at Bank LUL station.jpg
Waterloo & City line 1992 Stock in its original Network SouthEast livery at Bank in 2003.
References
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