In message , James
Farrar writes

The replacement for 73 stock is already out for tender.

That's a bit early, isn't it? If the modernisation programme is over
budget, deferring this build would be one way to spread the cost.

IIRC the 73 stock went into service in 1975, so its replacements
shouldn't be needed until 2015.

It's (currently!) designated 13 Tube Stock so that's about right.

Is there a public source for that?

http://www.tubelines.com/news/releas.../20070115.aspx says that "Tube
Lines is committed to introducing a new rolling stock fleet by 2014", hence
the Font Of All Knowledge is calling it 2014 stock:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_tube_stock

I'll check when I get to work later on - I may have mis-remembered or
I've seen it referred to as that on a document that's flying round.

If it is 14TS then that's even closer to the 2015 date that was referred
to.
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