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October 21st 03, 09:55 PM
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Why the piccadilly to Heathrow , why not the District?
"Rob" wrote in message ...
"Johnny Mo" wrote in message om... (Boltar) wrote in message om... Something I was wondering the other day , when the extension to Heathrow airport was built why didn't they re-extend the district line to Hounslow and beyond and divert the piccadilly to ealing? Why? Because district trains are much bigger and so they would have been much more room for passengers and their luggage rather than the pokey little tube trains on the picc. Was there a good reason for not doing this given the benefits it would have entailed for passengers with luggage? B2003 No one has yet noted there are legal differences between sub-surface stock ( district line) and tube stock (picc). To put a district train thru a single bore tunnel would require a whole new fleet. Tube (and WAGN class 313) need lengthwise evacuation, sub-surface stock does not. Johnny Mo I think the op meant when the track and tunnels were made, why not make them bigger and send the bigger surface stock to the airport. IIRC 313's have doors on the front of the cab. All underground stocks have steps or ramps to help detrain onto track level. In response to putting two more tracks in, and like I said it would cost money, between northfields and osterly it would involve a widening of the viaduct and a bridge and there's space otherwise. After that removing the cutting and having just concrete walls would make space, then obviously some property purchasing as well. I said that would be my preference, not that it would be possible. I overlooked the HSE stuff as well. |
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