FOI request detail

London Underground Rolling Stock Reliability

Request ID: FOI-3469-1819
Date published: 03 April 2019

You asked

Thank you for your email and information regarding tube stock reliability and fees. Can you possibly detail numbers of rolling stock in each line as to ascertain cost per train. Either by car or by train set. Do you also have a breakdown of costs for department vehicles such as battery locos, adhesion trains or heritage vehicles

We answered

TfL Ref: FOI-3469-1819

Thank you for your email of 15th March 2019 asking for information about the rolling stock used on the London Underground.

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 some of the information you require.

Your questions are answered in turn below:

Question 1: Can you possibly detail numbers of rolling stock in each line as to ascertain cost per train. Either by car or by train set.

Answer: This information is provided in the table below:

Line/Stock

Cars Per Train

Trains

Bakerloo 1972TS

7

36

Piccadilly 1973TS

6

86

Central 1992TS

8

85

Waterloo & City 1992TS

4

5

Northern 1995TS

6

106

Jubilee 1996TS

7

63

Victoria 2009TS

8

47

H&C & District S7

7

131

District D78

6

7

Metropolitan S8

8

60

Question 2: Do you also have a breakdown of costs for department vehicles such as battery locos, adhesion trains or heritage vehicles.

Answer: The information is not held – the costs are captured within overall operational costs and are not isolated.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely,

David Wells

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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