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Colin Rosenstiel · October 4th 07, 10:36 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In article om,
(Boltar) wrote:

On Oct 4, 12:23 am, asdf wrote:
On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:52:11 -0700, Boltar wrote:
Question is , will they do the sensible thing and build the tunnels
to UIC gauge so there is at least the possibility of running
dedicated double deck trains through them alongside normal UK
trains , or will they build it to the hopeless 19th century UK
loading gauge and then complaints about undercapcity start to
surface a few years after opening?

Surely you mean, will they do the sensible thing and not waste money
building it to a larger loading gauge than that of the track at
either
end?

This would be for trains dedicated to the new crossrail tunnel route
just like the shuttle trains at the channel tunnel. All they'd need to
do is have a depot at one end and a turnaround at the other. Normal UK
trains could also use the tunnel too of course for through journeys.

The new Crossrail route will not be limited to the new tunnel, though. It
will have to fit into the Heathrow tunnel for starters.

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Colin Rosenstiel