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   Steve F. to hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk   
   Re: An Idea for the Island Line?   
   23 Dec 17 18:39:46   
   
   XPost: uk.railway   
   From: sf@inlondon.info   
      
   On Wed, 20 Dec 2017 21:21:06 +0000, "hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk"   
    wrote:   
      
      
   >>> It certainly will need to be, considering the current local options;   
   >>> AIUI, the 72ts is pretty much on its last legs in any event.   
   >>>   
   >>> The 76ts would be feasible only if the ROW undergoes a regauging. They   
   >>> would also possibly need to retrofit tripcocks on the rolling stock,   
   >>> which would mean going into the undercarriages and installing pilot   
   >>> valves -- time- and labour-intensive.   
   >>   
   >> What's a 76 Tube Stock?   
   >>   
   >Glasgow.   
      
   Ah, is that what they're really called or just blagged from LUL?   
   --   
      
   Steve F.   
   London Docklands, E16, UK   
      
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