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Photo - 1973 Tube Stock Step at Ruislip

1973 Tube Stock step needed to get out of the train as seen at Ruislip (Metropolitan Line). The platform here is higher than the floor of a tube train because the platform has to accommodate both tube and surface stock trains.  The platform height is at a compromise level half way between the two floor levels.  The difference between the two is about 30 cms or 1 foot.  This gives a 6 inch step up or down.

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