FOI request detail

Aldwych Tube Station train

Request ID: FOI-2227-2122
Date published: 19 January 2022

You asked

Hello TfL, I have a few questions for you: 1) When was the 1972 Stock removed from Aldwych Station and 2) where is it now? 3) Are there any plans to put a different train at Aldwych in place of the old one?

We answered

TfL Ref: FOI-2227-2122

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 3 January 2021.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.  I can confirm that we hold the information you require. You asked:
  1. When was the 1972 Stock removed from Aldwych Station
On 23 November 2021.
  1. where is it now?
In Ruislip Depot.
  1. Are there any plans to put a different train at Aldwych in place of the old one?
No, planned station redevelopment work at Holborn station will mean the branch will be inaccessible from the mainline in future.
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Eva Hextall
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London

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