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Specifications - London Underground Major Regeneration Scheme, United Kingdom
| Key Data |
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| Ownership | Transport for London |
| Management | Metronet (in administration from July 2007), Tube Lines, Transport for London |
| Opened | Sub-surface: 1863, Tube: 1890 |
| Route length | 408km / 253 miles |
| Gauge | 1,435mm |
| Routes | 12 |
| Stations served (owned/managed) | 268 (250) |
| Passenger journeys/year | 1 billion |
| Staff | 12,400 |
| Power supply | 630V dc fourth rail |
| Rolling Stock |
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| Fleet total | 4,070 |
| Builders | Various |
| Special Characteristics |
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| World's oldest metro and one of the biggest | |
| Public ownership, with public and private renewals and maintenance | |
| Under-investment has been reversed ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games | |
| Regeneration programme agreed with Government | |
| Major orders placed for new trains | |
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