Passenger comfort of LU, LO, and TFL Rail trains
Mar 19, 2019 7:00:25 GMT
antharro, Ben, and 1 more like this
Post by stapler on Mar 19, 2019 7:00:25 GMT
The other day, I had my first ride on a TFL Rail class 345 train (I don't hasten to try out new rolling stock - I know they've been around over a year).
It was perhaps the most uncomfortable seating I've used on any train outside the former Soviet bloc.
Is it an ineffable rule that every generation of new stock must get even more uncomfortable, with hard, unpadded seating? I remember the deep comfort of Gresley coachesd - even the Quints at the end of their lives, still with buttoned horsehair and springs in the decommissioned firsts. Even the 305s and 309s weren't bad. Now all that seems to be provided is a quarter inch of poor foam over an MDF or plastic base. Jugoslav railways unter Tito weren't so meagre.
The 345s make even 92TS seem comfortable. I know there's a ire risk from much deeper foam, but am I alone in feeling shortchanged?|
It was perhaps the most uncomfortable seating I've used on any train outside the former Soviet bloc.
Is it an ineffable rule that every generation of new stock must get even more uncomfortable, with hard, unpadded seating? I remember the deep comfort of Gresley coachesd - even the Quints at the end of their lives, still with buttoned horsehair and springs in the decommissioned firsts. Even the 305s and 309s weren't bad. Now all that seems to be provided is a quarter inch of poor foam over an MDF or plastic base. Jugoslav railways unter Tito weren't so meagre.
The 345s make even 92TS seem comfortable. I know there's a ire risk from much deeper foam, but am I alone in feeling shortchanged?|
