London Underground 2009 Stock

Infobox Underground stock


name=2009 Stock
InService=from 2009 (projected)
Manufacturer=Bombardier Transportation
LinesServed=Victoria
CarWidth=2.602 m
MaxSpeed=80 km/h (50 mph)
TubeStock=true

The 2009 stock (previously designated 2005 stock) is a type of London Underground train currently under construction by Bombardier Transportation for the Victoria Line, to replace the line's original 1967 tube stock.

The stock, part of Bombardier’s Movia family, will have Automatic Train Operation, and the first of two pre-production trains was delivered to London Underground in May 2007 for testing on the Victoria Line during engineering hours, after having been tested at Bombardier's site in Derby. It will also be used for driver and maintenance training and familiarisation. The two trains are expected to begin passenger service for evaluation purposes in 2008, with the remainder of the fleet of 47 being delivered between 2010 and 2012.

In conjunction with new signalling, the new trains should provide improved reliability and reduced journey times, an increase in capacity, a more comfortable ride, wider doors to decrease dwell times in stations, and more facilities for the disabled, including space for wheelchairs. The trains will have eight cars, with seating for 252 and standing space for an estimated 1196 passengers. Unlike the 1967 stock, the trains will be built to take advantage of the Victoria Line's unusually large loading gauge (for a deep tube line). However, this will prevent them leaving the line except by road.

Metronet announced on 3 February 2006 that the first of the pre-production cars had been completed in preparation for static testing. From 21 July until 4 August 2006, a mock-up of the train was on show at Euston Square gardens for a public acceptance test.

External links

* [http://www.metronetrail.com/?sID=1138976132453 Metronet press release]
* [http://www.transportation.bombardier.com Bombardier Transportation]
* [http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/40 Artists Impression]
* [http://www.bombardier.com/files/en/supporting_docs/image_and_media/projects/BT-3280-London_BCVHR.jpgAt Bombardier plant]