London Underground 2009 Stock

2009 Stock
2009 tube stock
Stock type	Deep-level tube
Line served	Victoria line  (2009 – present)
Manufacturer	Bombardier Transportation (UK)
Family name	Movia
Operator	London Underground
Specifications
Train length	133.275 m (437 ft 3 in)
Car length	DM 16.345 m (53 ft 7.5 in) T 16.595 m (54 ft 5.3 in)
Width	2.616 m (8 ft 7.0 in)
Height	2.883 m (9 ft 5.5 in)
Maximum speed	80 km/h (50 mph)

The London Underground 2009 Stock is a type of London Underground train. It is built by Bombardier Transportation at their Litchurch Lane Works in Derby, England. The stock belongs to Bombardier's Movia type of train. Bombardier Transportation UK used to be known as ADtranz, and before that ABB Asea Brown Boveri.^[1] ABB Asea Brown Boveri built the 1992 tube stock which is currently used on the Central and Waterloo & City lines.

Forty-seven 8-car units will be built for use on the Victoria line. These replace the line's original 1967 tube stock.^[2] The trains are still being built. They were introduced by 2012, when all of the 1967 tube stock trains were completely replaced.^[3] The first 2009 tube stock train started running on the line with passengers on board on 21 July 2009. One new train will enter service every two weeks from early 2010.^[4]

1. ↑ Tom (2006-04-07). "District Dave's London Underground Forum: 2009TS Construction". Retrieved 2009-08-15.
2. ↑ Bombardier Transportation (2004-09-22). "Bombardier Presents New Look For Metro Cars On London's Victoria Line" (Press release). Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
3. ↑ alwaystouchout.com (2006-09-08). "alwaystouchout.com: BCV (Bakerloo, Central & Victoria) Upgrade: Victoria Line". Archived from the original on 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
4. ↑ Bull, John (2009-07-22). "New Victoria Line Stock Makes Its Public Debut". Retrieved 2009-08-15.