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London Underground S Stock (ex-Metropolitan Railway)

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Unknown builder· from 1919· class of ex-Metropolitan Railway electric multiple units

what is it?

S stock is the designation given to one train of eight cars by London Underground in the 1930s. It was composed of converted trailers and experimental driving motor cars inherited from the Metropolitan Railway in 1933.

who runs it

Metropolitan Railway London Underground

fun facts

First built 107 years ago, in 1919.
Served for 31 years (1919–1950).

metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.

spec sheet

built: 1919
in service from: 1919
retired: 1950
status: retired
number built: —
kind: Subsurface
traction: electric
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Unknown builder
operators: Metropolitan Railway, London Underground
top speed: —
power: —

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q6670939, Wikipedia: London Underground S Stock (ex-Metropolitan Railway) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.