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[quote user="blue streak 1"]Question. Is the Eurostar loading guage even larger than the US plate "H" ?[/quote] The Eurotunnel loading gauge is between AAR plates F and H. Eurotunnel: width 13'-5''; height 18'-4'' It is larger than the British and the French loading gauge. So the Euroshuttle trains, transporting trucks or cars, is restricted to the tunnel and the according yards. There is not one British loading gauge. In the past each railroad had its own. The current standard gauge, W6A, is the smallest of those, the smalest common denominator. I haven't found a drawing of W6A but the the width seems to be 9'-3'' and the height 13'-0''. Here are historic British loading gauges: <a href="http://www.devboats.co.uk/gwdrawings/loadinggauges.php">http://www.devboats.co.uk/gwdrawings/loadinggauges.php</a> Regards, Volker Edit: W6A dimensions corrected
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