London Underground Rolling Stock Numbering and Classification

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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