[byhemechi]

As an Australian it's always a bit of a shock to see brand new European and American trains stopping at platforms no taller than a kerb, meaning you have to walk up steps.

I'd be very interested to see how much of a bottleneck boarding from the lower level of these trains is, in sydney we have double deckers where you board from the middle level from high platforms[1] and the stairs are already a flow limitation in the city section, I can't imagine how bad it would be with people going up two flights of stairs

[1] here's a pic: https://railgallery.wongm.com/sydney-trains-bits/F112_6364.j...