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London Underground 1962 Stock
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Metro-Cammell· from 1962· UK rolling stock class
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 1962 stock Sandite train at Leytonstone: Sunil060902· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The London Underground 1962 Stock was a type of London Underground tube train built for use on the Central line. They were used on the Central line between 1962 and 1995, with some later being transferred to the Northern line where they were used until 1999.
who runs it
fun facts
- First built 64 years ago, in 1962.
- 15.2 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 37 years (1962–1999).
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1962
- in service from
- 1962
- retired
- 1999
- status
- retired
- number built
- —
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Metro-Cammell
- operators
- London Underground
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- length
- 15.2 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6670898, Wikipedia: London Underground 1962 Stock (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.