On Mar 28, 9:39 am, "Boltar" wrote:
Between the Temple Mills spur and the tunnel, the CTRL has a structure
gauge of UIC C. Between the Temple Mills spur and St. Pancras, the
CTRL has a structure gauge of UIC B+.

Why didn't they keep it consistent? Whats the point of C gauge the to
the spur then slightly smaller B+ beyond? Its not as if C gauge trains
could head off onto the DC lines.

It means that in the future, if we build a north-south HSL that goes
via the KXSP complex, or if we regauge the existing mainlines to UIC C
for freight/double-deck trains, we won't need to spend millions on
regauging HS1 as part of the work. This is a Good Thing.

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