From: jishnu@nospam.verizon.net

On 8/13/2014 1:58 PM, Stephen Sprunk wrote:
> On 12-Aug-14 23:21, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
>> Clark F Morris   wrote:
>>> The design is overweight by European standards and incompatible
>>> with the rest of GO Transit which assumes low platforms.
>>
>> Someone else commented that it's a similar model to what was ordered
>> by Sonoma-Marin counties.
>
> Yes.  GO Transit also has a history of selling their older equipment to
> US transit agencies, hence the desire for complying with FRA and APTA
> rules even though as a Canadian operator they don't need to.  They also
> get some benefits of economy of scale by joining the larger US market.
>
>> Aren't those standard-height platforms?
>
> Yes, they use UIC standard 55cm platforms, same as CMTA, DCTA and NJT's
> River Line.
>
> S
>

If the picture pointed to by this URL:

http://www2.sonomamarintrain.org/userfiles/image/TrainandPathway-web.png

is an accurate depiction of what the SMART DMU is going to look like
then it would appear to be 4' high platform and not 55cm.

Admittedly, I have not seen a picture of the real thing so I don't know
for sure. but it would be surprising for SMART to post a misleading
picture on their own web page
http://www2.sonomamarintrain.org/index.php/what_is_smart/

CMTA, DCTA and NJT use Stadler GTW's. This one is an entirely different
animal.

/J

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