"Tom Anderson" wrote in message
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On Mon, 11 Jan 2010, Mike Bristow wrote:

In article i,
Tom Anderson wrote:
Transfer the Hammersmith branch to Crossrail.

Crossrail platforms are 240m long, IIRC. C-Stock trains are 6 car and
are - what, 90m long or so? I'm not sure how expensive it would be to
doble the length of all the stations en-route, but my gut feel is "lots".

More precisely, "****ing masses".

Now, 7-car S-stock is, AIUI, going to be able to work the Hammersmith
branch without any platform extensions, and those trains are 117.4 m long.

Sorry, but plats at Hammersmith (H&C) are about 96-7m long. There is work
needed - but I haven't been able to find out what the work programme is.
There was a thread over at District Dave's on this. The key issue at
Hammersmith is access to the depot on the east side of the line. It means
that the buffer stops must be moved south. Perhaps we'll just see 6 car S
stock until funds for such platform work shake loose?

DW downunder