"-=# Amos E Wolfe #=-" wrote in message
...

Bombardier don't design the seats. They usually get them from Chapman
Seating, who did the Sprinters, etc for BR. Unfortunately due to the long
periods of inactivity (i.e. years when few or no new trains are built),
the
company has gone bust on more than one occasion, leading to the inevitable
supply problems.


IIRC, after the last time, Bombardier purchased the former Chapman company
outright.