1972 Stock
Built for the Northern line and moved to the Bakerloo, these are now the oldest trains in daily passenger service in Britain. They were refurbished in 2016–18 to keep running until about 2035.
- Type
- Electric multiple unit
- Builder
- Metro-Cammell, Washwood Heath, Birmingham
- Built
- 1972–1974
- In service
- since 1972
- Lines
- Bakerloo
- Formation
- 7 cars: a 4-car unit and a 3-car unit
- Trains in fleet
- 36
- Car height
- 2.875 m
- Car width
- 2.641 m
- Profile
- tube
- Walk-through
- No
- Air-conditioned
- No
- Seats per train
- 268
- Standing (5 per m²)
- 583
- Total capacity
- 851 (268 seated + 583 standing at 5 per m²)
- Status
- In service. Peak frequency has been cut from 22 to 20 trains per hour because of poor fleet availability. Replacement depends on TfL exercising its Siemens option (deadline 1 November 2026).
Car types
| Code | Car | Length | Doors per side |
|---|---|---|---|
| DM | Driving motor | 16.091 m | 2 double + 1 single |
| T | Trailer | 15.977 m | 2 double + 2 single |
| UNDM | Uncoupling non-driving motor | 15.977 m | 2 double + 2 single |
Sources
- Rolling Stock Information Sheets (2nd edition), London Underground, March 2007, pp. 4–5 (builder, dimensions, formation, capacity)
- Rolling Stock Information Sheets (2nd edition), London Underground, March 2007, p. 5 (car and train diagrams: lengths, gaps, bogie centres, wheelbase; door and window positions measured from the scale drawings)
- Rolling Stock Information Sheets (4th edition), Transport for London (released under FOI-0237-2223) (seats, capacity)
- London Underground 1972 Stock, Wikipedia (entry into service, life extension)
- Mayor's Question Time: Bakerloo line, London Assembly, March 2024 (frequency cut, option deadline)
unverified seats (2007 sheet says 264, 4th-edition sheet says 268)