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London Underground C69 and C77 Stock
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Metro-Cammell· from 1970· Model of passenger car
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. C Stock at Ladbroke Grove 1: Oxyman· CC BY 2.5
- 2. High Street Kensington. 5730: Andrew Riley· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. C69 Stock train at Moorgate 01: Chris McKenna ( Thryduulf )· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. C69 Stock train at Moorgate 02: Thryduulf· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. London Underground C69 Stock at Hammersmith (14413340610): Au Morandarte from London, Middlesex, England· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 6. London Underground C69 Stock at Hammersmith (14413354108): Au Morandarte from London, Middlesex, England· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 7. London Underground C69 Stock at Hammersmith (14413357030): Au Morandarte from London, Middlesex, England· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 8. London Underground C69 Stock at Hammersmith (14413572227): Au Morandarte from London, Middlesex, England· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 9. London Underground C69 Stock at Hammersmith (14596698901): Au Morandarte from London, Middlesex, England· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 10. London Underground C69 Stock at Hammersmith (14597073651): Au Morandarte from London, Middlesex, England· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The London Underground C69 and C77 Stock, commonly referred to as the C Stock, was a type of sub-surface rolling stock used on the Circle, District and Hammersmith & City (formerly Metropolitan) lines of the London Underground between 1970 and 2014. They were replaced by the S7 Stock.
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 56 years ago, in 1970.
- Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 16 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 821: 16 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Served for 44 years (1970–2014).
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1970
- in service from
- 1970
- retired
- 2014
- status
- retired
- number built
- —
- kind
- Sub-surface
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Metro-Cammell
- operators
- TfL
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- formation
- 2 cars per unit, 3 units per train
- length
- 16 m
- weight
- 31.7 t
- capacity
- 821 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1869104, Wikipedia: London Underground C69 and C77 Stock (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.