"Jack Taylor" wrote in message
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The problem is that Crossrail is *not* planned to operate on entirely
purpose-built infrastructure. The only new construction will be the tunnels
across Central London.

And the 5.3km tunnel between Old Oak Common and Chiswick.


Robin

"Jack Taylor" wrote in message k...
"Boltar" wrote in message
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TWhat is needed is not heigher cars that may be double decked with the
problems
you mention, but WIDER cars which take little if any greater time to load
but
carry much more people. Anyone who's been on the NYC subway knows how many
people those 10 foot wide BMT/IND cars can swallow up. Of course the
british
loading guage becomes a problem then but perhaps theres some way of
getting
the bodywork to overhang the platforms?

So that the trains then clout each other as they pass elsewhere - or clout
adjacent lineside structures? That's what the loading gauge is there for!

Err , theres normally only a few cm of clearance on platforms, theres
frequently a few feet of clearance widthways through bridges. Ok the
track
seperation could be an issue but its not unresolvable.

B2003