On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 11:00:30 -0700 (PDT), MIG
wrote:

On Apr 9, 5:57*pm, Mr Thant
wrote:
On 9 Apr, 15:47, Boltar wrote:

Is this true? It seems a strange thing to do. If it is , how much
larger are they?

Yes, it's true. They're a couple of inches taller and each train is a
few feet longer. Trains rarely need to leave their home line, though I
have heard talk of seeing if they can be squeezed down the Piccadilly
Line.

How silly to build a train that can't be moved on to another line for
whatever reason. I had no appreciation that this nonsense had been
sneaked through.

Ah, so is it maybe more to do with the tightness of bends rather than
the width? Would the 1973 stock already not be able to get round,
say, the Bakerloo, which is very bendy?

Don't know about the Bakerloo line but the 73 stock had a tight squeeze
when they first put a unit through the Picc Line. The twists and turns
at South Ken caused some problems apparently. Adjustments to the car
ends had to be made so I am told.

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Paul C


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