London Underground 1983 Stock

London Underground 1983 Stock
1983 Stock at Kilburn in 1988
Interior at London Transport Museum Depot in 2005
Stock typeDeep-level tube
In service8 May 1984 – 9 July 1998[1][2]
ManufacturerMetro-Cammell
DesignerLondon Underground Acton Works
Built atWashwood Heath, England
Replaced1972 Stock
Constructed1982–1983
1987–1988 (Batch Two)[1]
Scrapped1998
Number built31 1⁄2 sets, (63 3-car units, 189 cars)[1]
Successor1996 Stock
Formation3 cars per unit, 2 units per train [1]
Capacity1262 (288 seats, 974 standing)[3]
Lines servedJubilee
Specifications
Car body constructionsteel underframe and aluminium body
Train length107.7 m (353 ft 4.2 in)[3]
Car length17.73 m (58 ft 2.0 in)[3]
Width2.63 m (8 ft 7.5 in)[3]
Height2.87 m (9 ft 5.0 in)[3]
Maximum speed100 kilometres per hour (62 mph)
Weight38.1 tonnes (84,000 lb) (driving motor)
33.4 tonnes (74,000 lb) (trailer)[3]
Traction motorsLT122 DC motor
(Brush Traction)[3]
Electric system(s)Fourth rail630 V DC
Current collector(s)Contact shoe
Notes/references
London transport portal

The London Underground 1983 Stock was a class of electric multiple unit built by Metro-Cammell for use on London Underground's Jubilee line.

The 1983 Stock was the last train to be designed in-house by London Underground; it was the last conventional Tube train in the long line of evolving design since the 1938 Stock. The stock was built by Metro-Cammell to replace the 1972 Mark II Stock operating on the Jubilee line; in turn this was intended to enable those trains to replace the 1938 Stock on the Bakerloo line. The trains were considered to be unpopular by passengers, and were relatively unreliable in service. They were withdrawn after just 14 years in service, and were replaced by the 1996 Stock.

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