"Richard J." wrote in message
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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!

But on the RER lines with double-deck trains, they are quite slow
through central Paris, with long station dwell times, for precisely the
reason that David stated.

But it is still, by a very long way, the fastest way of getting across
Paris.

Tony