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   hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk to John Levine   
   Re: An Idea for the Island Line?   
   18 Dec 17 14:18:02   
   
   XPost: uk.railway   
      
   On 16.12.17 16:56, John Levine wrote:   
   > In article ,   
   > hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk  wrote:   
   >> I was actually thinking of the R-62/R-62A, which runs on the Subway's A   
   >> division (IRT).   
   >   
   > Too big.   
   >   
   >> Another alternative to the R-62/R-62A would be the PA4s on PATH, which   
   >> run between New York City and northern New Jersey. Those trains went   
   >> into service in the mid- to late-80s and are shorter height- as well as   
   >> length-wise, due to narrower gauges in their tunnels.   
   >   
   > Still too big.  A little poking around on the LT website finds that   
   > tube trains are 2888mm high and 2629mm wide.  The PA4's are 3566mm   
   > high and 2813mm wide.   
   >   
   > Informatively,   
   > John   
   >   
   Well, I tried.   
      
   Good luck to the Island Line.   
      
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