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Old August 25th 04, 05:36 PM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.railway
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Tony Day wrote:
"David Hansen" wrote in message
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On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 00:10:13 +0100 someone who may be "David Wilcox"
wrote this:-

It might be more convenient for passengers if Crossrail were to be
constructed for shorter, double deck, trains. They do seem to be
popular with operators in other countries for commuter services,
e.g. Germany, USA, Australia.

Shorter trains would mean shorter walks for passengers at stations.


Unless one has double-deck platforms, loading and unloading such
trains will always be a slow operation given the way such trains
have to be laid out.


The French seem to manage!


Their infrastructre allows it, ours doesn't.