Kenneth Lin schrieb am Samstag, 15. Juni 2002 um 18:10:51 UTC+2:
"David Fossett" <re...@via.newsgroup> wrote in message news:qHCO8.117$Lw6.1...@news1.dion.ne.jp...
I have just read news that the first of 300 Metra double-deck commuter coaches built by Nippon Sharyo in Toyokawa, Japan, will be shipped to
the USA on the 16th.
The stainless steel cars each seat approximately 140 passengers, and
have "gallery-style" corridor connections - whatever that means. The
cars will be shipped to the USA in batches of two to three, with
shipments continuing until 2005. This represents the largest foreign
export order for Nippon Sharyo.
The gallery style corridors railcars are different from the double deck trains seen in Japan and elsewhere in the world (two full decks (example: certain green cars on the series 100 Shinkansen trainset)).
I was a bit surprised to see there can be 3+3 seating in the
upper deck after guys on uk.railway confirmed there isn't
anywhere in the world (well, they made a joke out of 3+3):
https://memim.com/e1-series-shinkansen.html
Well, for metro style double deckers, one would have to think about
two level boarding (like on A-380), which isn't what I see for a near
futer as it has to be provided in all stations.
For underground, same problem with all stations, and tunnels
would be significantly more expensive. Most systems are
3rd rail instead of overhead wire to allow cheaper tunnels.
BTW, what about double deckers in India? They should have the
loading gauge for that.
Regards, ULF
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