London Underground C69 Stock
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| Manufacturer | Metro-Cammell |
| In Service | 1970-present (C69) 1978-present (C77) |
| Lines Served | Circle District |
| Length per car | DM 16.03m T 14.94m |
| Width | 2.92m |
| Height | 3.68m |
| Weight | DM 31.70 tonnes T 20.2 tonnes |
| Stock Type | Subsurface |
C Stock is the name given to the trains currently running on London Underground's Circle and Hammersmith and City lines as well as on the District Line between Edgware Road and Wimbledon. They are maintained at Hammersmith Depot.
They were built in Birmingham by Metro-Cammell and delivered in two batches, known as C69 (1969-70) (35 trains) and C77 (1978) (eleven trains). The C77 Stock was purchased for the District Line's Edgware Road to Wimbledon service, which is unable to use the District Line's D Stock because of short platforms at Bayswater and several adjacent stations. The first C Stock train entered service on the Hammersmith and City Line in September 1970 and on the Circle Line in February 1971.
There are four sets of double doors on both sides of each car. When originally delivered, the cars were divided by partitions adjacent to each set of doors, with 2 facing pairs of transverse seats on each side of the aisle, giving them a claustrophobic feel and limited standing room. The partition wall contained a large backlit advertising space above the aisle opening. When the stock was refurbished in the early 1990s, all these features were removed. Each car now features 4 seats against the sidewalls between each door, creating a much wider aisle.
Each six car train consists of 3 semi-permanently coupled two-car units, each of which features a cab at one end. This means all trains have three cabs. They are all painted in the London Underground corporate livery.
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