Comments on: On the train again . . . http://smufflersworld.com/2008/11/on-the-train-again/ my life online . . . Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:58:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Simon Beale http://smufflersworld.com/2008/11/on-the-train-again/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Simon Beale Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:08:15 +0000 http://www.smufflersworld.com/2008/11/on-the-train-again/#comment-11 The normally used platforms at Kings Cross and intermediate stations aren't long enough for a 12 carriage train. Apparently there used to be a 12 car one from Liverpool Street, but that was stopped. (I remember Nicolai telling me this). Double decker trains would involve (I'm guessing) height or width increases on tunnels. Or the breeding of a race of commuters that are 5 foot tall. The normally used platforms at Kings Cross and intermediate stations aren’t long enough for a 12 carriage train. Apparently there used to be a 12 car one from Liverpool Street, but that was stopped. (I remember Nicolai telling me this).

Double decker trains would involve (I’m guessing) height or width increases on tunnels. Or the breeding of a race of commuters that are 5 foot tall.

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