type of rolling stock used on the Bakerloo line of the London Underground
Wikipedia
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London Underground 1972 Stock - Wikipedia
2 weeks ago - From 2016 to 2018, the fleet was again refurbished at Acton Works to enable the trains to remain in service until their forecast replacement date of 2035. The class received the Class 499/2 designation on British Rail's TOPS system to operate on the Bakerloo line north of Queens Park.
UK Transport Wiki
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London Underground 1972 Stock | UK Transport Wiki | Fandom
The Mark 2 1972 Stock - still in use on the Bakerloo line - is scheduled to be replaced in 2033. Some 4 car units have also been converted to work as Track Inspection trains. Originally, it was planned to refurbish the 30 Mk1 stock and keep ...
Videos
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S Stock or 1973 stock trains? - YouTube
Sound of 1973 Stock Train Arriving and Departing on the ...
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London Underground - 1973 Stock Compilation - YouTube
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Come Fly With Me: The 1973 Tube Stock - YouTube
Bakerloo Line Ish - 1972 Stock - West Coast Mainline South ...
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Train Sim World 5 - TIPS AND TRICKS - Bakerloo Line 1972 Stock ...
Reddit
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r/LondonUnderground on Reddit: The first refurbished 1992 stock ran in service today on the Central Line
November 24, 2023 -
Not my photos, these are from @richardavsmith on Twitter. Some other things to note: new announcements by Adrian Hieatt with improved fidelity, new (and actually legible) destination screens on the end of the train, and of course the new CCTV and AC motors with sounds similar to the S stock.
Feels like it’s been forever, but glad these are finally entering service. The moquette is fantastic, and it’s nice to have seats that harmonise with the line colour again instead of the very harsh dark blue of Barman.
Squarewheels
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SQUAREWHEELS.org.uk – 1972 MkI tube stock
Speculation in early 1999 suggested ... latter trains off the W&C would have to undergo a large catch-up programme to receive all the modifications already made to the Central Line fleet, but this idea received serious consideration again in early 2001; it has since been abandoned, and indeed the Waterloo & City’s 1992 stock was itself sent away, refurbished and reinstated during the summer of 2006. In January and February 2004 the sixteen cars comprising the 4-car units of 1972 MkI tube stock ...
Wikipedia
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London Underground 1992 Stock - Wikipedia
1 week ago - The refurbishment of the trains saw them painted in the London Underground white, red and blue livery in place of the Network SouthEast colours used since the stock's introduction.
London Reconnections
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A 21st Century Underground Rolling Stock Update
November 3, 2025 - As reported by IanVisits, spare parts from existing Piccadilly line stock common to Bakerloo stock will be salvaged to help maintain Bakerloo trains. It comes to something when in 2026 or 2027 spare parts are taken from 1973 stock to help keep ...
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December 31, 2025 - The proposal introduces fully automated trains and signalling to replace 1973 Stock which was due for replacement in 2014 but was deferred to 2024. It also plans to replace 1972 Stock due to the old age of the stock, which was actually due for ...
Squarewheels
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SQUAREWHEELS.org.uk – 1972 MkII tube stock
From the time that the 1956 ... cousins. The fleet has undergone refurbishment in recent years, which included painting in LUL corporate livery, improved interior and door-closing bleepers; a Digital Voice Announcer was subsequently added....
Reddit
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r/LondonUnderground on Reddit: Who loves the 1972 stock Bakerloo line trains ?
April 14, 2025 -
This is my favourite train on the London Underground right now. It’s the oldest one in service and I love them. It’s my dream to own the drivers cab carriage in a big garden btw did you guys see that they are getting refurbished ? New wheelchair access,screens and announcements but the big sofas are getting removed sadly. I love the motor noise it sounds very deep and the announcements make me so nostalgic. The train looks like it has a sad face with eyes. Some of the refurbished units are in service.
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Nope, they are in dire need of replacement, but LU don't have the money to. I've been on one where the seats were so bad that everyone was standing. They were disgusting. The maintenance staff are constantly firefighting to keep them running and safe, with parts harder to come by and the regularly refurbished mechanical parts now fully wearing out after 50 years and they are doing as good a job as they can. The saloon refurbishment is happening because they have to. It is needed to meet the RVAR requirements and they no longer have an exemption for existing stocks (72 & 92). I don't think it's all carriages getting wheelchair bays, just middle ones, but I'm not 100% sure.
Wikipedia
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London Underground 1973 Stock - Wikipedia
January 2, 2026 - The Deep tube programme (DTP) originally covered the replacement of the trains and signalling on the Bakerloo and Piccadilly lines, and had been expanded to cover rolling stock requirements arising from the planned extension of the Northern ...
Trainweb
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1972 Tube Stock
Tubeprune - The Tube Professionals' Rumour Network Tubeprune is an unofficial web site for professional railway people working for London Underground and for those interested in the London Underground railway system. To the Tubeprune Home Page · 1972 Tube Stock - Train Formation - Equipment ...
Londonist
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An Ode To The Bakerloo Line Trains | Londonist
June 26, 2018 - The thick scent of Tarmac floats ... apace, there's another one going on beneath its skin. TfL is already in the midst of refurbishing its 1972 stock Bakerloo line trains....
Tube-history
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1972 stock - Tube History
The plan was to transfer the 1959 ... of the 1938 stock trains but this was scrapped in favour of constructing a new stock consisting of 30 train sets where constructed by Metro-Cammell and became the 1972 MkI stock....
London Reconnections
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No Do Nothing Option: The Increasing Cost of Bakerloo Trains
March 18, 2015 - Whilst no one could be surprised, given the age of the stock, £70m doesn’t seem a large sum (particularly compared with the original estimate of £30m) to put matters right. Even allowing for the impact of discounting on the cost of new trains,the business case is surely robust? Given the amount of work involved, there may be a case for keeping the 1972 stock a bit longer than planned and replacing the Central and/or the Drain first.
RailUK Forums
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1972 Tube Stock refurbishment | RailUK Forums
May 1, 2021 - I recognise it’s required by RVAR but I do have to wonder why an exemption on the wheelchair bay requirement wasn’t granted for the 72 stock - the Bakerloo is one of the least-step free lines on the network, what journeys would a wheelchair passenger actually be able to make on the Bakerloo? All good and well making the trains wheelchair accessible but it’s pointless if the stations aren’t accessible.
Trainslive
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London Underground 1972 Stock | UK Transport Wiki - TrainsLive Knowledge Hub
After withdrawal from the Northern ... were sent to Mayer Perry or CF Booth of Rotherham to be scrapped. The fleet was refurbished between 1991 and 1995 by Tickford at Rosyth Dockyard....
Alchetron
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London Underground 1972 Stock - Alchetron, the free social encyclopedia
September 21, 2024 - A total of 252 cars were ordered from Metro-Cammell and later refurbished by Tickford and Rosyth Dockyard. In 2016, the 1972 stock started to have life extension work done to ensure the trains could remain in service.
CPTDB Wiki
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London Underground 1972 Stock - CPTDB Wiki (Canadian Public Transit Discussion Board)
The plan was made to transfer the 1959 trains to the Northern, but there were only 76 1959 Tube stock trains, and the Northern Line needed 106 trains. Originally it was planned to refurbish some 30 1938 Tube Stock trains, but this was scrapped in favour of 30 new trains - 1972 Tube Stock.
Justapedia
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London Underground 1972 Stock - Justapedia
October 12, 2022 - The fleet was refurbished between 1991 and 1995 by Tickford at Rosyth Dockyard.[1] From 2016 to 2018, the fleet was again refurbished at Acton Works to enable the trains to remain in service until their forecast replacement date of 2035.[2] The class received the Class 499/2 designation on ...
RailUK Forums
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1972 Stock: Increasing costs | RailUK Forums
May 19, 2012 - The floor replacement and floor covering is part of the life extension work and will be complete by 2020, with the first train due in service from December 2015. Paintwork/Vinyl: Once we have identified a preferred supplier, we will begin to ...