07-02-2015, 04:14 PM
(07-02-2015, 02:01 PM)chutten Wrote: You are correct, though, that I am in error. In a place like Japan where the maximum height of any vehicle is 3.8m, you get double-decker buses that would fit comfortably under the minimal height of a traffic-accessible overhead catenary at 5.2m.
Appreciate the correction! As far as I know, GO's new double-deckers can go anywhere that transport trucks can, and it would be pretty crazy if the catenary were low enough to affect either.
Seconding Viewfromthe42's point about load/unload times being crucial on any main line that isn't express. And iXpress-type routes are limited-stop rather than express: you expect lots of people getting in and out at many stops along the route. We don't really have any routes for which double-deckers would make sense, I think.