S8 Stock
The Metropolitan line version of the S Stock, with more seats for the longer runs out to Amersham, Chesham, Watford and Uxbridge.
- Type
- Electric multiple unit
- Builder
- Bombardier, Derby Litchurch Lane
- Built
- 2008–2012
- In service
- since 2010
- Lines
- Metropolitan
- Formation
- 8 cars, walk-through throughout
- Trains in fleet
- 58
- Train length
- 133.082 m
- Car height
- 3.682 m
- Car width
- 2.82 m
- Profile
- sub-surface
- Walk-through
- Yes
- Air-conditioned
- Yes
- Seats per train
- 306
- Standing (5 per m²)
- 870
- Total capacity
- 1,176 at 5 per m² (1,350 at 6 per m²)
- Status
- In service; full fleet delivered.
Car types
| Code | Car | Length | Weight (tare) | Doors per side |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM | Driving motor | 17.439 m | 33.3 t | 3 double |
| M1 | Non-driving motor | 15.434 m | 30.6 t | 3 double |
| M2 | Non-driving motor | 15.434 m | 27.5 t | 3 double |
| MS | Non-driving motor with shoegear | 15.434 m | 29.2 t | 3 double |
Sources
- Rolling Stock Information Sheets (4th edition), Transport for London (released under FOI-0237-2223), pp. 20–21 (builder, dates, formation, 58 trains, doors, dimensions, weights, seats and capacity)
- Rolling Stock Information Sheets (4th edition), Transport for London (released under FOI-0237-2223), p. 21 (car and train diagrams (the same outside as the S7's); door and window positions measured from the S7's scale drawings)
- London Underground S Stock, Wikipedia (entry into service 31 July 2010)