• 3700 new coaches for Blighty

  • Discussion about railroad topics everywhere outside of Canada and the United States.
Discussion about railroad topics everywhere outside of Canada and the United States.

Moderators: Komachi, David Benton

  by philipmartin
 
From Railways Africa: http://www.railwaysafrica.com/news/uk-t ... ew-coaches" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Gov.uk says the carriages are needed because of overcrowding. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/rail ... -on-trains" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Daily Mail article refers to passenger cars in UK as "cattle trucks." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... stand.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
  by george matthews
 
Commuter trains into London are often very crowded. Longer trains would help. Doubledeckers wouldn't cope with the bridges.