D78 Stock
Long cars with four wide single-leaf doors per side, built to replace the R and CO/CP Stocks on the District. Some became Vivarail Class 230 units, and Class 484 trains on the Isle of Wight reuse their bodies.
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- Type
- Electric multiple unit
- Builder
- Metro-Cammell, Birmingham
- Built
- 1978–1981
- In service
- 1980–2017
- Lines
- District
- Formation
- 6 cars: two 3-car units
- Trains in fleet
- 75
- Car height
- 3.63 m
- Car width
- 2.84 m
- Profile
- sub-surface
- Walk-through
- No
- Air-conditioned
- No
- Seats per train
- 280
- Standing (5 per m²)
- 685
- Total capacity
- 965 (280 seated + 685 standing at 5 per m²)
- Status
- The last train ran on 21 April 2017.
Car types
| Code | Car | Length | Doors per side |
|---|---|---|---|
| DM | Driving motor | 18.372 m | 4 wide single-leaf |
| T | Trailer | 18.119 m | 4 wide single-leaf |
| UNDM | Uncoupling non-driving motor | 18.119 m | 4 wide single-leaf |
Sources
- Rolling Stock Information Sheets (2nd edition), London Underground, March 2007, pp. 20–21 (dimensions, formation, capacity, fleet)
- London Underground D78 Stock, Wikipedia (service dates, doors, later use)
unverified door type (the 2007 sheet says '4 double', but the 1,127 mm opening and other sources describe single-leaf doors)