1992 Stock
Built in Derby with Japanese-built bogies and the first chopper-controlled traction on the Underground. The Waterloo & City units were classed as BR Class 482 until the line passed to London Underground in 1994.
- Type
- Electric multiple unit
- Builder
- BREL / ABB Transportation, Derby
- Built
- 1991–1994
- In service
- since 1993
- Lines
- Central, Waterloo & City
- Formation
- Central: 8 cars, four 2-car units (A–B, B–C or B–D) with A cars at the ends. Waterloo & City: 4 cars (E–F + F–E)
- Trains in fleet
- 85 (Central) + 5 (Waterloo & City)
- Car height
- 2.869 m
- Car width
- 2.62 m
- Profile
- tube
- Walk-through
- No
- Air-conditioned
- No
- Seats per train
- 272
- Standing (5 per m²)
- 775
- Total capacity
- Central 1,047 (272 + 775); Waterloo & City 506 (136 + 370), standing at 5 per m²
- Status
- In service: 85 Central line trains, 71 of them needed for the weekday peak, and 5 on the Waterloo & City. The Central Line Improvement Programme (new motors, CCTV, wheelchair spaces) had rebuilt 5 trains by 30 June 2026 and is due to finish by 2030. Replacement is a 2030s aspiration, not an order.
Car types
| Code | Car | Length | Weight (tare) | Doors per side |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Driving motor (A) | 16.248 m | 22.5 t | 2 double + 1 single |
| B | Non-driving motor (B) | 16.248 m | 20.5 t | 2 double + 2 single |
| E | Driving motor (E, Waterloo & City) | 16.248 m | 22.5 t | 2 double + 1 single |
| F | Non-driving motor (F, Waterloo & City) | 16.248 m | 21.5 t | 2 double + 2 single |
| C | Non-driving motor (C; D with de-icing) | 16.248 m | 21.5 t | 2 double + 2 single |
Sources
- Rolling Stock Information Sheets (2nd edition), London Underground, March 2007, pp. 8–11 (builder, dimensions, formation, capacity)
- Rolling Stock Information Sheets (2nd edition), London Underground, March 2007, pp. 10–11 (Waterloo & City: 5 four-car trains (E-F+F-E); car diagrams the same as the Central's A and B cars)
- Rolling Stock Information Sheets (4th edition), Transport for London (released under FOI-0237-2223), pp. 8 (Waterloo & City trains refurbished by Wabtec, Doncaster, in 2006 (the 2007 sheet says Bombardier, Derby))
- Rolling Stock Information Sheets (2nd edition), London Underground, March 2007, pp. 8–9 (car and train diagrams: lengths, gaps, bogie centres, wheelbase, weights; door and window positions measured from the scale drawings)
- London Underground 1992 Stock, Wikipedia (entry into service 7 April 1993)
- Red signal for £500m Central line upgrade after just four trains refitted, City AM (refurbishment progress to early 2026)
- Refurbished trains come to Essex stations (Local Democracy Reporting, citing a TfL FOI), Yahoo News UK, 14 May 2025 (85 trains, 71 needed in the weekday peak (TfL FOI))
- TfL confirms full timeline for revamped Central line trains, Yahoo News UK, June 2026 (5 trains rebuilt by 30 June 2026; completion plan)
- A Brief History of the Central Line (Corporate Archives Research Guide 16), Transport for London, 11 November 2024 (85 trains ordered)
- Mayor's Question Time: Central line upgrades, London Assembly, February 2025 (life extension and replacement plans)