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The 1995 Stock used on London Underground 's Northern Line is currently the newest fleet of trains on the network. There are 106 1995 Stock trains in operation, each of six cars; they entered service between 12 June 1998 and 10 April 2001 . Despite the 1995 Stock designation, the step-plates found on the trains' door sills read '1996'. The 1995 Stock shares many traits with the 1996 Stock found on the Jubilee Line , and indeed both types were built by Alstom in Birmingham . However, there are differences between them. The (older despite the name) 1996 Stock features an obsolete GTO Thyristor instead of the more modern IGBT Thyristor found on the Northern Line trains. The use of a GTO thyristor is responsible for the 1996 Stock's distinctive noise under acceleration. The 1995 and 1996 Stock also have different seating layouts and cab designs, and 1996 Stock trains are seven cars long. The 1995 Stock is operated mainly with a dead man's handle at the driver's right hand. When the train is stopped the top of the handle is turned away from the position in which the driver holds it. To depart the driver turns the top of the handle and pushes the red lever forward. TRAIN DETAILS
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