Possibility being considered of using double deck cars to relieve congestion in suburban trains during rush hours; design prepared under direction of O.V.S.BULLEID; it is expected that electric train of eight cars, consisting of two 4-car sets, each of two motor and two trailer cars, will be brought into traffic on London-Dartford line; train will have 1016 seats. (see also Engineering v 167 n 4336 Mar 4 1949 p 210; Ry Gaz v 90 n 9 Mar 4 1949 p 245-6)


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    Title :

    Experimental British double-deck train


    Additional title:

    Int Railway Congress Assn -- Bul



    Publication date :

    1949


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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