HSTEd
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I was just wondering how big the loading guage on the Tyne and Wear metro is.
I would assume that since most, if not all, of the tunnels were used by the Tyneside electrics before the opening of the system that it is pretty similar to mainline gauge but I'm not sure if some corners were cut somewhere.
The reason I ask is to determine if replacement rolling stock could be built to an existing main line design such as the Electrostar family or whether it would have to be ordered to a smaller metro specification.
This is largely due to a thought experiment I have been working on for a while to deal with the boredom Im experiencing prior to my return to university.
Thanks in advance for any help on the subject.
I would assume that since most, if not all, of the tunnels were used by the Tyneside electrics before the opening of the system that it is pretty similar to mainline gauge but I'm not sure if some corners were cut somewhere.
The reason I ask is to determine if replacement rolling stock could be built to an existing main line design such as the Electrostar family or whether it would have to be ordered to a smaller metro specification.
This is largely due to a thought experiment I have been working on for a while to deal with the boredom Im experiencing prior to my return to university.
Thanks in advance for any help on the subject.