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Long DLR Train
"MIG" wrote in message
On 31 Jan, 07:34, "DW downunder" noname wrote: "Recliner" wrote in message ... "MIG" wrote in message This morning I've seen a three-unit train running on the DLR, with the designation "Special", in between other services. (Am I the only one having trouble perceiving the "articulated vehicles" as anything other than units of two coaches?) Like any other articulated vehicles (particularly trams), the short coaches share a bogey. The only mainline trains with this configuration in the UK are Eurostars, but they're quite common elsewhere. The diagrams and photos I have seen seem to me to show 2 car bodies and 4 bogies per unit. Was I looking at the wrong images? DW downunder If you mean diagrams like this one http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._New_Train.PNG then it would indeed appear to be wrong. Maybe the wheels were added as an afterthought? It's obvious that the artist got carried away. This is a more accurate drawing of the current stock: http://media.photobucket.com/image/d...LUEREDORIG.jpg The problem seems to be that it's hard to find pics of DLR vehicles with visible wheels -- they're usually behind a platform or the current rail. But this photo gives some impression of the centre articulated bogie: http://www.flickr.com/photos/2477273...57605340322709 |
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