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London Underground 1995 Stock

Type of rolling stock used on the Northern line of the London Underground

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 20, 2026
Entity authorityQ944440 ↗
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The London Underground 1995 Stock is a type of rolling stock used on the Northern line of the London Underground. A total of 106 six-car trains were built, entering service between June 1998 and April 2001, replacing the 1959 Stock, 1962 Stock and 1972 Stock. They are externally similar to the 1996 Stock used on the Jubilee line.

History

In the early 1990s, one aspect of work to comprehensively refurbish the Northern line involved the replacement of the 1959 Stock, 1962 Stock and 1972 Stock trains in use at the time. Bidders for the new trains included GEC Alsthom, Siemens, Bombardier and ABB. In December 1994, London Underground announced that GEC Alsthom (later Alstom) had won the £700 million contract. The new trains would be based on the trains under construction for the Jubilee line.

In April 1995, a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) deal worth £400m was signed between London Underground and Alstom to provide 106 six-car trains. Unlike previous rolling stock contracts on the Underground, GEC Alsthom were contracted to design, build and finance the new trains - as well as maintain the trains for at least a 20 year period (extendable to 36 years). London Underground would then pay Alstom depending on the availability and reliability of the trains.

The trains were built in Washwood Heath, Birmingham, although the bodyshells were manufactured in and imported from Spain.

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Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1995, 1998, 2001, 1959—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where London, Underground and Stock can be independently traced.
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The subject matters to the general reference register because the source frames it as type of rolling stock used on the Northern line of the London Underground. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

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