Thread: So, who was right about Eurostar ridership?
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Old May 13th 08, 08:02 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default So, who was right about Eurostar ridership?
On Tue, 13 May 2008 00:29:33 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

(1) Removing third rail capability is not just a
matter of taking off the shoes: you can also dispose with some clunky
onboard transformers, and so on. Eurostars are burdened with several
on-board systems as it is, and losing one of them -- 750V DC -- was
welcome.

Given that the third rail supply is DC, I don't think the systems that
you would no longer need would have included transformers, though your
fundametal point is a sound one

Martin
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