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[email protected] · August 4th 10, 01:12 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london

On Wed, 4 Aug 2010 12:19:18 +0100
Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 10:19:22 on Wed, 4 Aug
2010, d remarked:
The bigger problem is that UK platforms impinge on the UIC gauge,
which is full width practically down to rail head level. So to run
UIC stock, you will need to rebuild every platform on the route, and
in so doing make those platforms unusable by conventional UK rolling

Fair point. But I'm sure they could build some sort of compromise stock
that could use the full UIC height and also width above platform level
that would still be within UK gauge below platform level.

But much of the lower deck on UIC double-deckers is below platform
level.

Well it would be nice to have the extra width anyway which would allow
proper 3+2 seating

B2003