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Britain’s Double-Decker Train? Yes — it really happened! Meet the Class 4DD, an experimental electric multiple unit built in the late 1940s and early 1950s by the Southern Railway. Designed to tackle overcrowding on busy commuter routes between London and Dartford, it was Britain’s only attempt at running double-decker trains. But there was a catch — with Britain’s tight loading gauge, engineers had to squeeze in two levels of seating by lowering the floor and curving the ceiling. The result? Pa

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