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London Underground K Stock
built by Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company· from 1927· Class of train rolling stock
what is it?
London Underground K Stock is a clerestory-roofed rail stock built for the District line in 1927. It was subsequently absorbed into the London Underground Q Stock.
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 99 years ago, in 1927.
- 15.2 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 44 years (1927–1971).
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1927
- in service from
- 1927
- retired
- 1971
- status
- retired
- number built
- —
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- builders
- Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- length
- 15.2 m
- capacity
- 42 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6670919, Wikipedia: London Underground K Stock (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.