On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 15:01:32 +0100, Dave Arquati wrote:

Chris! wrote:
I was supprised today to read in the leaflet for the conservative
candidate in Putney that:

"LU have agreed to add an extra carriage to Edgware Road tubes"

Is this possible? I thought the platforms were shorter beyond High St
Ken? Where are the carriages coming from - will there be less but
longer trains?

Or did she make it up?

The new common subsurface stock, due in 2011ish, will have walk-through
connections between carriages, and I believe it will have shorter
carriages too - presumably enabling it to run anywhere on the subsurface
network. Someone may be along shortly to correct me.

What I doubt is that any particular MP had anything to do with the
specification of the new SSL trains.

IIRC there is a contract option to allow for 7 car instead of 6 car
operation on the Circle, H&C and Wimbleware part of the SSL network. I
think the prospective parliamentary candidate may be referring to that.
I shall have to check to see if LUL has exercised that option or not.

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Paul C


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