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London Underground 1972 Stock
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Metro-Cammell· from 1972· type of rolling stock used on the Bakerloo line of the London Underground
3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 1972 Stock at Kilburn High Road 5: Oxyman· CC BY 2.5
- 2. 3534 Bakerloo Line to Harrow & W'stone - 20098270635: train_photos· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. London Underground 1972 Stock car: Tom Page from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The London Underground 1972 Stock is a type of rolling stock used on the London Underground. The 1972 Stock originally operated on the Northern line until 1999 to make up the shortfall in trains on the 1959 Tube Stock fleet, and then they were transferred to the Bakerloo line following their displacement by the 1995 Stock. Following the withdrawal of the 1938 Stock-based British Rail Class 483 electric multiple units from the Isle of Wight in 2021, the 1972 Stock are now the oldest trains in regular passenger service in the United Kingdom.
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 54 years ago, in 1972.
- 114 m long: about 25 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 851: 17 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Still in service after 54 years.
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1972
- in service from
- 1972
- status
- in service
- number built
- 441
- kind
- Deep-level tube
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Metro-Cammell
- operators
- TfL
- top speed
- 72 km/h
- power
- —
- formation
- 7 cars per train
- length
- 114 m
- capacity
- 851 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1817694, Wikipedia: London Underground 1972 Stock (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.