On 21 Sep, 17:11, "Richard J." wrote:
Mizter T wrote:
Obviously what's missing here is any cross-river connection, and to
anyone who knows the Rotherhithe Tunnel it's pretty obvious why -
it's a tiny tunnel, unsuitable for anything more than minibuses.

LT used to run double-deckers through the original single-bore Blackwall
Tunnel (routes 108, 108A) and also Rotherhithe Tunnel (route 82). They
were modified STLs with a different roof profile and tyres with
specially reinforced sidewalls to protect them from frequent contact
with the kerbs in the tunnels. Details athttp://www.countrybus.org.uk/STL/STL11.htm#tunnel

According to http://www.londonbusroutes.net/photos/395.htm, there is a
7'6" width restriction. But I thought several of the single-decker
classes like the DP were 7'6" wide (2.29 m). So why can't they be used?
--
Richard J.

Blimey - I knew that there were double-deckers through the Blackwall
tunnel, but not the Rotherhithe tunnel! That must've been a squeeze.

In article .com,
(Mizter T) wrote:

On 21 Sep, 17:11, "Richard J." wrote:
Mizter T wrote:
Obviously what's missing here is any cross-river connection, and to
anyone who knows the Rotherhithe Tunnel it's pretty obvious why -
it's a tiny tunnel, unsuitable for anything more than minibuses.

LT used to run double-deckers through the original single-bore
Blackwall Tunnel (routes 108, 108A) and also Rotherhithe Tunnel
(route 82). They were modified STLs with a different roof profile
and tyres with specially reinforced sidewalls to protect them from
frequent contact with the kerbs in the tunnels. Details at
http://www.countrybus.org.uk/STL/STL11.htm#tunnel

According to http://www.londonbusroutes.net/photos/395.htm, there is
a
7'6" width restriction. But I thought several of the single-decker
classes like the DP were 7'6" wide (2.29 m). So why can't they
be used?

Blimey - I knew that there were double-deckers through the Blackwall
tunnel, but not the Rotherhithe tunnel! That must've been a squeeze.

Don't forget that buses were all 7'6" wide until the 1950s. ISTR a a more
pronounced arch-shaped roof line than shown at that URL but there you go.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article .com,
(Mizter T) wrote:

On 21 Sep, 17:11, "Richard J." wrote:
Mizter T wrote:
Obviously what's missing here is any cross-river connection, and
to anyone who knows the Rotherhithe Tunnel it's pretty obvious
why - it's a tiny tunnel, unsuitable for anything more than
minibuses.

LT used to run double-deckers through the original single-bore
Blackwall Tunnel (routes 108, 108A) and also Rotherhithe Tunnel
(route 82). They were modified STLs with a different roof profile
and tyres with specially reinforced sidewalls to protect them from
frequent contact with the kerbs in the tunnels. Details at
http://www.countrybus.org.uk/STL/STL11.htm#tunnel

According to http://www.londonbusroutes.net/photos/395.htm, there
is a 7'6" width restriction. But I thought several of the
single-decker classes like the DP were 7'6" wide (2.29 m). So
why can't they
be used?

Blimey - I knew that there were double-deckers through the
Blackwall tunnel, but not the Rotherhithe tunnel! That must've
been a squeeze.

Don't forget that buses were all 7'6" wide until the 1950s. ISTR a
a more pronounced arch-shaped roof line than shown at that URL but
there you go.

There's a photo of a tunnel STL at
http://dewi.ca/trains/london/pix/n21_4_6.jpg

--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)