> In the wikipedia article about the new 2009 stock for the victoria
> line I came across this:
>
> "The trains will have eight cars, with seating for 252 and standing
> space for an estimated 1196 passengers. Unlike the 1967 stock, the
> trains will be built to take advantage of the Victoria Line's
> unusually large loading gauge (for a deep tube line). This will
> prevent them leaving the line except by road, however."
>
> Is this true? It seems a strange thing to do. If it is , how much
> larger are they?
>
> B2003

> Was this added to Wikipedia on 1 April?

>
> I would have thought that the platform edges would be a limitation in
> any case, even if the tunnels are slightly wider.

> Is this true? It seems a strange thing to do. If it is , how much
> larger are they?

> On 9 Apr, 15:47, Boltar yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>

>> Is this true? It seems a strange thing to do. If it is , how much
>> larger are they?

>
> Yes, it's true. They're a couple of inches taller and each train is a
> few feet longer. Trains rarely need to leave their home line, though I
> have heard talk of seeing if they can be squeezed down the Piccadilly
> Line.

>Yes, it's true. They're a couple of inches taller and each train is a
>few feet longer. Trains rarely need to leave their home line, though I
>have heard talk of seeing if they can be squeezed down the Piccadilly
>Line.

>On Apr 9, 5:57 pm, Mr Thant googlemail.com>
>wrote:

>> On 9 Apr, 15:47, Boltar yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>

>>> Is this true? It seems a strange thing to do. If it is , how much
>>> larger are they?

>>
>> Yes, it's true. They're a couple of inches taller and each train is a
>> few feet longer. Trains rarely need to leave their home line, though I
>> have heard talk of seeing if they can be squeezed down the Piccadilly
>> Line.

>Ah, so is it maybe more to do with the tightness of bends rather than
>the width? Would the 1973 stock already not be able to get round,
>say, the Bakerloo, which is very bendy?

> On 9 Apr, 19:47, Paul Corfield dsl.pipex.com> wrote:
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>
>

>> On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 11:00:30 -0700 (PDT), MIG

>

>> doreenbird.co.uk> wrote:

>

>>>On Apr 9, 5:57 pm, Mr Thant googlemail.com>
>>>wrote:

>

>>>> On 9 Apr, 15:47, Boltar yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

>

>>>>> Is this true? It seems a strange thing to do. If it is , how much
>>>>> larger are they?

>

>>>> Yes, it's true. They're a couple of inches taller and each train is a ...

>Anyway the later pages of this thread on District Dave suggests that
>the Vic line stock will be delivered by rail to Ruislip depot and will
>then run via the Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines to reach the
>Victoria line, and also that there have already been gauging test runs
>to determine if this route will be possible (see in particular the
>third post down by 'towerman'):
>
>http://districtdave.proboards39.com/index.c.cgi?board=victoria&action=display&thread...
>
>
>So if this goes to plan the trains might not be able to run on other
>tube lines in service (though really why would they need to?) but it
>will be possible to move them by rail on and off the network.