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London Underground 1996 Stock
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Alstom· from 1995· Rolling stock being used in the London Underground
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5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. LUL 1996 Tube Stock at Stratford: Asim18 at English Wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Stanmore tube station MMB 02 1996 Stock: mattbuck ( category )· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. London Underground 1996 Stock 96029 & 96003 on Jubilee Line, Stratford (15326795459): Au Morandarte from London, Middlesex, England· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 4. London Underground 1996ts: Chris McKenna· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Underground 1996 Stock (5854276694): Tiago Miranda from Valongo, Portugal· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The London Underground 1996 Stock is a type of rolling stock used on the Jubilee line of the London Underground. The trains were built by GEC Alstom-Metro-Cammell and entered service in 1997. They are externally similar to the 1995 Stock used on the Northern 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 31 years ago, in 1995.
- Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 126 m long: about 28 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 875: 18 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Still in service after 29 years.
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1995–2005
- in service from
- 1997
- status
- in service
- number built
- 63
- kind
- Deep-level tube
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Alstom, Metro-Cammell
- operators
- TfL
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- —
- formation
- 7 cars per train
- length
- 126 m
- weight
- 30 t
- capacity
- 875 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1869102, Wikipedia: London Underground 1996 Stock (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.