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Old August 25th 04, 05:41 PM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.railway
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Robin May wrote:
Iain Bowen wrote the following in:


In article ,
says...

"David Hansen" wrote in message
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Unless one has double-deck platforms, loading and unloading such
trains will always be a slow operation given the way such trains
have to be laid out.

The French seem to manage!


So do the Dutch.


So do the Americans.


All of whose infrastructure allows much larger vehicles than does the UK's
network.