Originally Posted by jbfield
One other alternative to adding tracks and making trains longer is to use double decker trains. I don't think there are any tunnels between Gatwick and Victoria are there?? (I know there certainly are further south).
I'm pretty certain that the 'fast' line from LGW to Vic. (as used by the GEX) by-passes Redhill and goes via a tunnel through the North Downs. (I can't remember whether it was built by the South-East Railway or the London, Brighton and South Coast ....)
Russ
[Nostalgia mode ON.] Why don't these people just give their suitcases to a porter? Much more civilized. [Nostalgia mode OFF]