London Underground Rolling Stock Numbering And Classification
Rolling stock used on the London Underground and its constituent companies has been classified using a number of different schemes. This page explains the principal systems.
- Rolling stock for the Central London Railway (CLR), the Underground Electric Railways Company of London (UERL), the Metropolitan District Railway (MDR) and the Metropolitan Railway are described
- For information about individual classes of locomotives and other rolling stock, see: London Underground rolling stock
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