London Underground begins search for supplier of 'new Tube for London'

London Underground (LU) has begun the search for a supplier to build the 'new Tube for London, the next generation of deep-level, energy efficient, walk-through and air-cooled Tube trains. The new trains, capable of full automation, will operate on the Bakerloo, Central, Piccadilly and Waterloo and City line and will enable more frequent and reliable services, boosting capacity and making journeys better and more comfortable for customers. 250 new trains will include air-cooling for the first time on
March 3, 2014 Read time: 1 min
London Underground (LU) has begun the search for a supplier to build the 'new Tube for London, the next generation of deep-level, energy efficient, walk-through and air-cooled Tube trains.

The new trains, capable of full automation, will operate on the Bakerloo, Central, Piccadilly and Waterloo and City line and will enable more frequent and reliable services, boosting capacity and making journeys better and more comfortable for customers.

250 new trains will include air-cooling for the first time on deep-level sections of the Tube, a challenge thought to be almost impossible to overcome until now.

LU has places a notice with the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) seeking expressions of interest to build the new trains. A formal invitation to tender is expected to be issued in early 2015.

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