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What were the hard saefty challenges? Fire proof carriages maybe?
by lbriner 4y ago
What were the hard saefty challenges? Fire proof carriages maybe?
- Reason077 4y agoThere's some info here: https://railinsider.co.uk/2021/02/26/db-views-cross-channel-services-as-too-difficult/ https://railinsider.co.uk/2021/02/26/db-views-cross-channel-... One of the issues is that Eurotunnel requires a minimum train length, so that if a train is ever stopped in the tunnel, there will always be an emergency exit accessible without having to walk down the track. DB planned to meet the minimum length by joining two units together, but the problem is that there was no way for passengers to move between the front and rear units.