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From: hrs@homxb.UUCP (H.SILBIGER)
Newsgroups: net.railroad
Subject: Re: More on third rail and track direction.
Message-ID: <1153@homxb.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 20-Jan-86 23:30:38 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 20 23:30:38 1986
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As Alan Percus points out, trains in France keep to the left. 
This is also true in Switzerland and Italy!
However, rapid transit systems generally keep to the reight, even on their own right-of-way.
The explanation I heard was that the rail systems in these countries were originally started by the British.

Does anyone know whether trains in Sweden keep left.  Road traffic used to, but changed over in the early 50's.

Herman Silbiger ihnp4!homxb!hrs