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An initial batch of 94 nine-car trains has been ordered at a cost of £1.5 billion to replace 1973 Stock trains on the Piccadilly line, with options for a total of 250 trains allowing replacement of all existing trains on the deep-level Central, Waterloo & City and Bakerloo lines. The first train was delivered for testing in London in October 2024.
A Metropolitan line train at Uxbridge, with a Piccadilly line train to the left. This section is shared between the two lines. Journey times on the Piccadilly line are usually around an hour and a half. Train dwell times are slightly longer at some stations, such as at Heathrow Terminals 4 and 5 stations. The former requires 8 minutes, while ...
A 1959 Stock train at Barons Court in 1962. The 1959 Tube Stock was a type of London Underground tube train constructed in the late 1950s. They were intended for use on the Piccadilly line, but also saw use on several other tube lines.
The railway was known as the "Central London Line", becoming the "Central line" in 1937. [24] [25] The 1935–40 New Works Programme included a major expansion of the line. [24] To the west new tracks were to be built parallel with the Great Western Railway's New North Main Line as far as Denham.
In April 2000, a new company, 'Grand Central Railway Company', [8] was founded to pursue open-access opportunities. [9] One year later, it was publicly proposing to obtain second hand Intercity 125 sets with which to run its own services. [10]
“A broken rail at Slough means Elizabeth line services running between London Paddington and Slough may be cancelled, delayed by up to 15 minutes or revised,” said the rail operator.
This is a diagrammatic map of the Great Central Main Line, part of the former Great Central Railway network. The map shows the line as it currently is (please refer to legend), and includes all stations (open or closed). Some nearby lines and branch lines are also shown, though most stations are omitted on such lines if they are closed.
The District line already ran trains over this route, and the Piccadilly tube service would provide additional connections. The bill received assent as the London Electric Railway Act 1913 (3 & 4 Geo. 5. c. xcvii) on 15 August 1913. [71] The advent of World War I prevented work on the extension starting. Post-war, a shortage of funds and other ...