Nottingham59
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That's my understanding too. But with the contact wire being so low under the station bridge, I do expect that clearances from the platform to the pantograph will be an issue. (Especially as 810s appear to have conducting rather than insulating pantograph horns.)100%. I think there's posts from well-informed members as far back as 2019 saying that Leicester station wasn't a show-stopper.
Maybe they can get a derogation, but I can see they might have to fence off the southern end of platforms and use only the platform past the stairs, which will still accommodate 240m trains.