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London Underground 1995 Stock
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Alstom· from 1998· Type of rolling stock used on the Northern line of the London Underground
3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 1995ts at Finchley Central: Chris McKenna ( Thryduulf )· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. 95 Tube Stock Finchley Central: PeterSkuce· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. London Underground 1995 Stock entering Archway Station: Mark Kobayashi-Hillary from London, United Kingdom· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The London Underground 1995 Stock is a type of rolling stock used on the Northern line of the London Underground. A total of 106 six-car trains were built, entering service between June 1998 and April 2001, replacing the 1959 Stock, 1962 Stock and 1972 Stock. They are externally similar to the 1996 Stock used on the Jubilee line.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 28 years ago, in 1998.
- Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 108 m long: about 24 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 248: 5 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Still in service after 28 years.
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1998
- in service from
- 1998
- status
- in service
- number built
- 636
- kind
- Deep-level tube
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Alstom, Metro-Cammell
- operators
- TfL
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′
- formation
- 6 cars per train
- length
- 108 m
- weight
- 29.4 t
- capacity
- 248 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q944440, Wikipedia: London Underground 1995 Stock (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.