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Old May 28th 11, 04:20 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Paul Scott[_3_] Paul Scott[_3_] is offline
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Why do the doors curve in at the bottom?


It helps to stop them hitting the platforms... :-)

Seriously though - they've been designed to be a best fit for the
infrastructure over the entire sub surface network, including those lines
where platforms are a compromise height because they are shared with tube
stock.

Paul S