Request ID: FOI-0364-2223 Date published: 26 May 2022
You asked
Dear Transport for London,
please would it be possible to know if the 1995 stock ( Northern line) trains contain any asbestos?
We answered
TfL Ref: 0364-2223 Thank you for your request received by us on 14 May 2022 asking for information about London Underground’s Northern line trains. Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Information Regulations and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold the information you require. You asked: would it be possible to know if the 1995 stock ( Northern line) trains contain any asbestos? The 1995 Northern line rolling stock first entered service in 1998. Although the original stock was manufactured before the ban on the use of asbestos in 1999, London Underground were heavily involved in the selection of materials used; therefore no asbestos containing materials are present in this rolling stock and an asbestos survey is not required.
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