On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 08:59:19PM +0000, Neil Williams wrote:
wrote:
Southern have 170 Electrostar carriages in 5-car trains on order for their
own use, plus 116 for DfT.
5x20m is an unusual length, wonder why they don't go to a more standard
4/8/12?

Because the platforms are being lengthened for *10* carriage trains,
which isn't a multiple of 4. And they're being lengthened to fit 10
carriage trains because they can't squeeze any more in without *very*
expensive work with things like acquiring land, moving roads and bridges,
and demolishing houses.

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