Thread: Southern Metro platform extensions (was TfL grant LOROL 2 year extension)
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Old February 22nd 13, 10:38 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Southern Metro platform extensions (was TfL grant LOROL 2 year extension)
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net, Neil Williams wrote:
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.

SDO?

SDO is normally used to allow one set of doors to be off the platform,
not an entire coach at each end.

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