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Old February 13th 05, 03:32 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default district, circle and hammersmith and city lines - reorganisation idea

Aidan Stanger wrote:
DistrictDriver wrote:

Basically, any of the services via Edgware Road would have to be C
stock, as the D stocks are too long to fit in the platforms (and I
believe they scrape the platforms!). I think there's also a
restriction on C stocks going any further east than Barking,

although
I'm not sure of the reasons.


UIVMM it's because C stock can't go as fast as D stock, so would

cause
delays.


I always thought it was a gauging issue at Dagenham East - some part of
the C stock kept getting smacked by a platform edging stone or railing.
I've seen C stock DMs with Upminster on their dest. blinds, so they've
definitely been there in the past.