Double-decker trains could soon operate through Channel Tunnel - Alstom’s high-speed trains, running up to 200mph, are being considered for the London-Paris route. advertisement.

The double-decker trains have been proposed as an answer to overcrowding on some of the UK's busiest railway lines. It is hoped they could tackle the problem, particularly at peak times.

One of the double decker trains at the Ashford Steam Centre, in October 1972. Image: Hugh Llewlyn in Creative Commons Every time Brits take a trip to the continent, they're slapped with a great ...

Double-decker trains could be running through the Channel Tunnel in the coming years as part of proposals from the French rolling stock giant Alstom alongside Eurostar. Chief executive Henri ...

Double-decker trains, then called “up and downs,” were commonplace on the Long Island Rail Road from the late 1930s to the late 1960s; a more modern version began operation in 1998. New Jersey ...

The new double-deckers, part of the state-owned RZD rail fleet, carry up to 850 passengers per train, almost twice as many as conventional wagons. They have been operating since November.

The double-decker trains will consist of 10 double-decker air-conditioned chair cars and two power cars. June 14, 2025 e-Paper. LOGIN Account. eBooks Subscribe GIFT FRONT PAGE. Search.

NEW YORK (1010 WINS ) --Riders of the Metro-North may be seeing double in a few years. The railroad is considering double-decker coaches for the Harlem and Hudson lines to ease overcrowding ...

The double decker train (no. 22625) leaves Chennai Central at 7.25am and reaches Bangalore at 1.30pm. It leaves Bangalore for Chennai at 2.40pm and arrives here at 8.45pm.

Double-decker trains could be used to ease overcrowding on the railways. Network Rail has been told by the Government that all future engineering projects must take them into account. Informal ...

Double-decker trains could soon operate through Channel Tunnel. Alstom’s high-speed trains, running up to 200mph, are being considered for the London-Paris route. Joanna Whitehead.