§ Mr. JackTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions for what reason there is no published maximum number of passengers that can be carried in a carriage on the London Underground. [147896]
§ Mr. HillI understand from London Underground that the maximum number of passengers that can be carried in a carriage on the London Underground varies with the type of rolling stock in question. There are currently 12 different types of rolling stock in service. The maximum passenger capacity for each type of stock is published in a series of "fact sheets" available from London Underground Ltd. which give full technical specifications. The following table sets out the capacity (per carriage) for each type of London Underground rolling stock.
Stock type Maximum capacity Operational lines C69 Stock 212 Circle, Hammersmith & City C77 Stock 212 Circle, Hammersmith & City C60 Stock 185 Metropolitan, East London A62 Stock 185 Metropolitan, East London D Stock 232 District 1967 Tube Stock 192 Victoria 1972 Mk 1 Tube Stock 194 Bakerloo 1972 Mk II Tube Stock 194 Bakerloo 1973 Tube Stock 227 Piccadilly 1992 Tube Stock 210 Central, Waterloo & City 1995 Tube Stock 159 Northern 1996 Tube Stock 180 Jubilee