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Steve O'Connell
Commuter route trains have large amounts of impractical seating. Reducing this would give more space for people standing making journeys more comfortable for more people.
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- 1 Steve O'Connell reported the issue on FixMyTransport. close 11:31 01 Sep 2011 #
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Steve O'Connell wrote to South West Trains
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11:31 01 Sep 2011
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Here is the letter that Steve O'Connell wrote.
Seats
Hi,
I am keen to know why commuter route trains have so much in the way of fixed seating. Many of your carriages have lots of seats, including those banks of 6. These only provide seating for a small percentage of passengers, leaving the small amount of remaining space for those standing to be particularly cramped. The small aisle between the banks of 6 seats also prevents people from easily moving down the carriage, or more importantly back towards the door on a busy train when they need to get off.
Why are these trains not designed more like tubes? An even better design would surely be to have fold up seats along the walls, facing inwards. These would only be used by those passengers needing seats during the rush hour, leaving a lot more space for those standing?
Thanks
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