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October 23rd 15, 04:21 PM
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Destination blind
On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 16:02:47 +0000 (UTC), Recliner
wrote: wrote: On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 15:49:46 +0100 e27002 aurora wrote: On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 14:32:15 +0000 (UTC), d wrote: The internal design of modern trains leaves a lot to be desired, whether its what you mentioned, needlessly thick interior panels using up space, a lack of handrails for standing passengers, door bleepers that would wake the dead and deafen anyone standing next to them and seats that are too narrow for anyone larger than Kate Moss proportions. Strange thing: In the early days of passenger travel by rail folks travelled in discomfort. Those were the days of wooden bench seats and no heating. As time passed passenger comfort increased. By WWII trains had sprung seats, heating, you name it. This lasted until the 1980s. Thats something I'd forgotten - seat padding or lack thereof. It seems its gone out of fashion with train builders and now we're supposed to sit on upholstered shelves. The 378s on London Overground are particularly bad. Yes, the thickness of the cushions seems to be proportional to the age of the train. There have been articles on this topic in Modern Railways. They seem thicker than on the 313s which preceded them. |
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