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London Underground 1986 Stock
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Metro-Cammell· prototype stock of the London Underground
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 1986-Prototype-Red-South-Ealing: SPSmiler· Public domain
- 2. Ruislip London Underground 1986 Stock: Steven Duhig from Bowie, Maryland, USA· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The London Underground 1986 Tube Stock consisted of three prototype electric multiple units built for the London Underground in 1986/87 that led to the development of the 1992 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
- Weighs about as much as 7 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 16.9 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- —
- number built
- 12
- kind
- Deep-level tube
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Metro-Cammell, British Rail Engineering Limited
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 630 V DC fourth rail
- formation
- 4-car trains
- length
- 16.9 m
- weight
- 44.5 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6670899, Wikipedia: London Underground 1986 Stock (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.