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Old January 12th 09, 05:11 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default DLR glad I wasn't drunk!

On Jan 12, 5:21*pm, wrote:
On Jan 12, 3:29*pm, Huge wrote:

On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:12:41 +0000, MarkVarley - MVP wrote:
I don't often go on the DLR, infact yesterday was the second time ever,
and prompted a couple of questions.


1. are the rails made form recycled corkscrews?!? thats one hell of a
shimmy going on along some stretches, what's that all about?


It's a design flaw, and also the reason why there are sinusoidal wear
marks on the rails and a speed limit.


I've been on one of the new trains recently. Didn't seem quite so bad
but the wobble is still there and added to that it had a nasty thump
from the front bogie each time the body wobbled at speed though it
could have been just that unit.


The one I went on I thought it was as wobbly as ever, except where
slower.