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Colin Rosenstiel · April 7th 08, 08:48 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In article
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(Mizter T) wrote:

Longitudinal seating = more standing space thus more people in each
carriage. The current seating configuration of the 313 trains on the
NLL really isn't suitable - people here sometimes complain about
passengers preferring to stand and getting in the way rather than
parking themselves in a seat. However many passengers' journeys on the
NLL are short - the hassle of negotiating one's way past standees and
then legs and bags to a seat, just for the joy of making a reverse
upheaval just a few minutes later is evidently something many just
don't feel is worthwhile, and in large part I'd have to agree with
them.

That sounds more like an argument for 2+2 rather imposing universal
longitudinal seating to me. The traditional compromise which provided
some transverse seating in the centre of cars did at least give a more
pleasant experience for long distance traveller.

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Colin Rosenstiel