London Banter - View Single Post - Why isn't the 2009 stock walk through like the S stock?

Paul Terry[_2_] · January 6th 12, 05:11 PM posted to uk.transport.london

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I suppose then the fact that they've managed it on the Paris Metro who's
loading gauge at 2.4m wide is even narrower than tube stock must be down to
magic then? Perhaps Harry Potter paid the engineers a visit.

The profile of the ligne 2 stock in Paris is more like that of the
sub-surface stock in London - a rectangular cross-section that offers
the full available width from floor to ceiling height.

The profile of London tube stock is very different, as the sides curve
sharply inwards towards the top, leaving only enough width for one
person at a time to move between carriages. I think this would severely
limit any walk-through arrangement.

In contrast, the gangway on S-stock is wide enough for two large people
to pass in opposite directions - and it gets wider above knee height.
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Paul Terry