London Underground 1967 Stock

London Underground 1967 Stock
1967 Stock train at Finsbury Park in 2010
The interior of a refurbished 1967 Stock car
Stock type	Deep-level tube
In service	21 February 1968 – 30 June 2011
Manufacturer	Metro-Cammell[1]
Built at	Birmingham, England[1]
Constructed	1967–1969
Refurbished	Tickford (at Rosyth Dockyard) 1989–1995[1]
Number built	316 cars (original) 31 cars (converted from 1972 Mk I stock)
Successor	2009 Stock
Formation	4 cars per unit, 2 units per train
Capacity	DM: 40 per car T: 36 per car
Lines served	Victoria line Central line (Hainault - Woodford 1968–1984)
Specifications
Car length	DM: 16.08 m (52 ft 9 in) T: 15.98 m (52 ft 5 in)
Width	2.642 m (8 ft 8.0 in)
Height	2.877 m (9 ft 5.3 in)
Maximum speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Weight	DM: 28.5 tonnes (28.0 long tons; 31.4 short tons) T: 19.4 tonnes (19.1 long tons; 21.4 short tons)
Traction system	Pneumatic single camshaft (Associated Electrical Industries)[1]
Traction motors	LT115 DC motor (Crompton Parkinson/Brush Traction)[1]
Electric system(s)	630 V DC Fourth rail
Current collector(s)	Contact shoe
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Notes/references
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The London Underground 1967 Stock was a type of deep-level train that operated on the Victoria line of the London Underground from the line's opening on 1 September 1968 until 30 June 2011. It was also used on the Central line between Woodford and Hainault between 21 February 1968 and 1984, as the same automatic train operation (ATO) system was used on both lines.^[2]

316 cars (39.5 train sets) were built by Metro-Cammell, and subsequently refurbished at Rosyth.^[3] Withdrawn cars of Mk I 1972 Stock were later moved into the 1967 stock fleet in the 1990s, creating a fleet of forty-three 1967 stock trains. As they did not feature ATO, they were used only as non-driving cars, positioned in the middle of trains rather than at the ends. By the beginning of their retirement in 2010, the 1967 stock had achieved a mean distance between failures of over 14,000 km (8,700 mi).^[4]

Each complete train consisted of two four-car units coupled together. The operator started it by simultaneously pressing two buttons in the cab to initiate the automatic process. They were the first London Underground trains with wrap-around windows in the driving cabs.

The trains were maintained at Northumberland Park Depot.