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Old December 17th 12, 10:12 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Crossrail trains

On Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:31:23 +0000 (UTC), d
wrote:

Are they going to be dual voltage so they could potentially venture onto
the 3rd rail network beyond Abbey Wood one day , or are they only ever going
to be AC?


Like all modern electric units, presumably they will be capable of
easy conversion to third rail if needed, but I assume they will be
delivered as 25kv ac only.