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Basil Jet[_2_] · August 12th 10, 05:14 PM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.railway

On 2010\08\12 16:13, d wrote:
On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:01:14 -0700 (PDT)
Andy wrote:
On 12 Aug, 14:04, wrote:
Now that the S stock trains are slowly going to be introduced into servic=
e how
will the A stock go to scrap? Its apparently 10cm wider than the maximum
network rail loading gauge (according to an article I read in Rail today)=
so
will they be able to move it by rail over some specially cleared routes o=
r
will it have to go by road?

Ah, but, in kinematic envelope terms the vehicles are relatively short
(16m according to wackyp=E6dia) so the throw on curves would not be as
substantial as an equiv. 20m carriage.

I always thought 2.85 (ish) was the absolute maximum width no matter what
the length of the carraiges. Is this not the case?

You don't mind denting them so much on the way out.