On Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:22:50 +0100, wrote:
On Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:36:02 +0800 "DW downunder" noname wrote:
AIUI, the '09 units on test were road delivered. They are out ofgauge
for other tube lines (we're talking maybe 20-25mm) ...

Makes you wonder why they bothered. An extra centimeter of space either
side of the carraige (assuming its not taken up by fittings) which will
make
almost zero noticable difference to passenger comfort, against being able
to haul or even use the trains anywhere on the network in the future.

If other posts to this thread are right, 4cm extra width adds about 0.6
sqm floor space. Crush-loaded, that must be about 3 extra people per
carriage. That's useful capacity.

Colin McKenzie

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