On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 02:34:55PM +0100, Recliner wrote:
"David Cantrell" wrote in message
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On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 09:50:22AM +0100, Recliner wrote:
Talking of which, I came across this YouTube video of an unusual rail
tour, with LU battery locos topping and tailing Mk2 Gatwick Express
stock: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpibombER74
Wow!
Do you know if that tour included any of the cut n cover sections? Or
are mk 2s too fat to fit?
I don't know about that tour, but I think there have been others that
have taken old BR stock through the sub-surface tunnels (doesn't LU own
a few carriages?). Remember that A Stock is wider than most (all?) BR
stock.

Ah, but BR stock is generally longer, so wouldn't be able to get round
curves that the dinky little LUL trains can - mk2s are 19.6m, A stock is
16.something.

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