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Basil Jet[_4_] · April 1st 17, 06:29 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On 2017\04\01 19:00, wrote:
In article ,
(Neil Williams) wrote:

On 2017-03-31 15:13:39 +0000, said:

Goblin trains are class 172 not 170. There are other class 172s in
service, with Chiltern and London Midland but those on London Overground
have a unique layout.

They're the same as the LM ones apart from the bogs, aren't they?
They are certainly 2+2 seated. Side-facing seating is not used,
because it would limit the possibility of re-lease after they are
finished with.

I think all the LM ones have corridor front ends, I think the only 17x DMUs
to have them. Apart from agreeing about the loos, I can't comment on the
interior layouts, not having been on one.

There's no way a seating arrangement could turn the Goblin into a "top
three transport things to do", unless the seats were hammocks.