Thread: why are the new Victoria and trains so slow?
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Old August 9th 11, 08:54 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default why are the new Victoria and trains so slow?
On Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:46:19 -0500,
wrote:
Even the present NR had generating capacity at one time. It was
decided that
the National Grid would be better value. It's hard to see that they
were
wrong.

Perhaps the difference is that stations on the mainline had electric
lighting long before the wires went up, unlike the deep Tube.

Neil

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