London Underground 1900 and 1903 Stock

what is it?

The Central London Railway Stock were electric multiple units composed of trailers that had been converted from carriages designed to be hauled by electric locomotives with new motor cars. The Central London Railway opened in 1900 with electric locomotives hauling wooden carriages, but the heavy locomotives caused vibrations that could be felt in the buildings above the route. It was found that conversion to electric multiple units solved the problem, so new motor cars were bought and replaced all the locomotives by June 1903.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 126 years ago, in 1900.
• 📏13.7 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 39 years (1900–1939).

metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.

spec sheet

built

1900

in service from

1900

retired

1939

status

retired

number built

—

kind

Deep-level tube

traction

electric

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Metro-Cammell, Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company

top speed

—

power

—

length

13.7 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.