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[email protected] · July 29th 15, 08:18 AM posted to uk.transport.london

On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:55:53 -0500
wrote:
There are no metre gauge railways of any significance in this country. The
DLR uses lots of docklands abandoned railway viaducts so it was presumably
thought to be simpler to stick to standard gauge which seems to handle the
curves without problems.

The trains handle the curves but they really don't sound happy about it
especially on the west india key to westferry curve. There's a huge amount of
squealing and shuddering even at single digit speeds. I suspect its really on
the limit of curve radius you can have with standard gauge track.

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Spud