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gpvosyesterday at 10:16 PM1 replyview on HN

Incorrect. They wouldn't fit in the tiny UK loading gauge (profile). UK trains are indeed variants of continental models, but made to custom size, and many (most?) of them in the UK.


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ErroneousBoshyesterday at 10:45 PM

Leide nicht.

Trains in Germany and the UK for main-line running both use 1435mm gauge. UK trains are not a custom size.

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