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I know that question begs the answer no I am getting bigger! However, that is not the case.

Recently travelling to Aberdeen I was struck by the difference in sizes of seating. Starting out on the SBB Mk IV space was ample as was the case in the DB ICE to Bruxelles, in the Eurostar there was no problem. From London Kings Cross the journey was on an electric loco hauled service - about 20 years old - to Edinburgh; space in the carriage was fine and there was ample room to eat ones meals as they were brought to the table. After Edinburgh I had to change to an awful EMU for the journey to Aberdeen, in which the seats were cramped and if the fellow passengers were thinly challenged it was a major problem.

I have noticed that seats in the UK are being replaced by airline style units that defy any logic in view of the expansion of the current human frame. Also I read that the famous GWR King class locos were being declared 'out of gauge' on some lines that used to be their stamping grounds, which led me to thinking that UK trains themselves are getting smaller This 'oog' has even affected some Southern steam locomotives.

Am I correct or is it a case of taking more water with the malt?

Your notice are wright . On the mainland of Europ we have difrent messerment on the railway . I give you a tabel with the head messurments and the railway codes .
railway-profile-1; NS,DB,DSB,ÖBB,MAV,BDZ,CFR,PKP,JZ,CSD,TCDD,CFL,CH(griech),CFS(Syrië),IRR(iraq). ;Max width 3150mm -til height 3500 mm -Max Height 4650 mm.
Transit SNCF(france) Max width 3150 mm-til height 3175mm - max heigth4280 mm .: Belgium B Max width 3150 mm til height 3230 mm -max height 4590 mm : SBB/CFFmax width 3150mm til height 3300 mm -max height 4500mm ;FS max width 3200mm til height 3250 mm max height 4300mm ;NSB max width 3400 til height 3350 mm max height 4350 mm ;BR max width 2740 til height 3140 mm max height 3965 mm ; RENFE max width 3350 mm til height 3935 mm max height 4300 mm ; SJ max width 3400 til height 3640 mm max height 4650 mm ; RAI max width 3190mm til height 3300 mm max height 4400mm CFS max width 3150mm til height 3500 mm max height 4570mm .
The profile BR and scottischrail are the same .
As a member of the Dutch Railway ,a part of my job are to meserment the special loudins of cargo vihicles .