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Someone Somewhere · August 3rd 16, 08:17 AM posted to uk.transport.london

On 03/08/2016 01:01, wrote:
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And do they allow or block mobile signals?
(not a panacea, so many gadgets omitting a GSM radio)

Where do you get that idea?

Didn't one lot of Virgin X-Country trains get covered with some form of
foil wrap that blocked GSM signals?

The point was aesthetic rather than a deliberate attempt to prevent "I'M
ON THE TRAIN" conversations but nevertheless that was the net effect.