Vive Le Frogs (trains)

In article <47B06187.83A7A70B.RemoveThis@pre.org>, ogden.RemoveThis@pre.org says...
> Paul Corfield wrote:
> >
> > The railway desperately needs ... lots of
> > electrification which also improves capacity.
>
> How?

Electrocute the passengers - lots of space on the trains.
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On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:53:59 +0000, ogden <ogden RemoveThis @pre.org> wrote:

>Paul Corfield wrote:
>>
>> The railway desperately needs ... lots of
>> electrification which also improves capacity.
>
>How?

Faster acceleration and better braking. Also more consistent overall
performance - especially if coupled with automatic train operation. I
accept the latter is much more likely on metros rather than the main
line. While I couldn't quite imagine a diesel version of the Central
Line I think such a variant would struggle to emulate the high speed and
consistency of operation achieved by the electric version.

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