No chance of that happening; the tunnelling costs are astronomical enough
without a double deck swept envelope.

"David Wilcox" wrote in message
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It might be more convenient for passengers if Crossrail were to be
constructed for shorter, double deck, trains. They do seem to be popular
with operators in other countries for commuter services, e.g. Germany,
USA,
Australia.

Shorter trains would mean shorter walks for passengers at stations.


Dave Wilcox.


"Richard J." wrote in message
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Tom Anderson wrote:
On Mon, 23 Aug 2004, gwr4090 wrote:

All stations legthened for 10 car trains formed from 5 car units.

*10* car units? What happened to 12?

Crossrail is designed for 10-car trains initially, except that the
platform tunnels in underground stations will be 245m long to allow for
future lengthening to 12-car trains.
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Richard J.
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