On 01.07.17 15:44, Recliner wrote:
On Wed, 28 Jun 2017 13:31:54 +0100, David Walters
wrote:

On Wed, 28 Jun 2017 02:36:36 +0100, Basil Jet wrote:

TCR looks curved to me.

https://youtu.be/9Mw0jCGl_HQ?t=1m24s

Looks like the Eastbound is.

http://learninglegacy.crossrail.co.u...2-1024x495.jpg

Here's a reminder of what *really* curved platforms look like:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/recliner/34840848553/in/dateposted-public/lightbox/

For anyone unfamiliar with the location, it's the Baker Street
Metropolitan Line through platforms, 1 and 2, looking south. The sharp
curve is because the line joins what is now the Circle line just
beyond the platform end.

Needless to say, this is one place where the 'Mind the Gap' notices
are really needed. The new trains have a floor almost level with the
platform, rather than overhanging it, so the gaps are indeed large
with sharply curved platforms like these.


Have you seen the downtown platform at 14th Street - Union Square on the
Lexington Avenue Line, in New York? They have gap fillers that extend
from the platform.

The inner and outer tracks on the South Ferry Loop were also notable for
their gaps, with the outer one also requiring gap fillers.

The shuttle trains that ran on the inner track had to undergo special
modification so that only each car's middle doors would open in order to
mitigate the gap.