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London Underground 1959 Stock
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Metro-Cammell· from 1959· Type of tube train
3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Braye Road Stn: David Martin ( [email protected] at English Wikipedia )· CC BY 2.5
- 2. London Underground 1959 Stock: Capt' Gorgeous· CC BY 2.0
- 3. London Underground 1959 stock 2044: Michael Roots· CC BY 3.0
what is it?
The 1959 Tube Stock was a type of London Underground tube train constructed in the late 1950s. They were intended for use on the Piccadilly line, but also saw use on several other tube lines. It was the first production tube stock to have unpainted aluminium alloy bodywork.
fun facts
- First built 67 years ago, in 1959.
- 15.9 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 41 years (1959–2000).
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1959
- in service from
- 1959
- retired
- 2000
- status
- retired
- number built
- —
- kind
- Deep-level tube
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Metro-Cammell
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- length
- 15.9 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1825115, Wikipedia: London Underground 1959 Stock (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.