On Fri, 14 Dec 2007, solar penguin wrote:

On 13 Dec, 18:36, Tom Anderson wrote:

I smell circular reasoning! Why can't the ELL going to use A stock?

Because it's over forty years old,

Still seems to work alright. We're only talking about carrying on for a
few years, until the extended ELL is ready to roll. ISTM that it's better
than no trains at all.

built to a larger loading gauge than the NR surface lines,

But evidently quite happily squeezes through the existing ELL route, which
is what i was demanding.

and can't cope with third rail power.

Earth^W Traction current return rail-bonded fourth rail, as at Richmond.

But apart from that, it's perfect...

Bit boxy for my personal taste, but commuters can't be choosers, eh?

tom

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