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Stuart · 05-05-2004, 23:26

Interesting thing I discovered this morning.

When Connex South Eastern ran our local franchise, they announced they had done a survey and found that people wanted them to redesign the Networker 465 carriages with fewer seats so more people could stand (Of course, I can imagine people saying "Yes, put fewer seats in. If I am standing, I take up less space").

South Eastern trains (who are running the franchise temporarily after Connex were sacked) have announced they are replacing the seats taken out (and actually adding more foldable seats) because, you guessed it, the public wants them..

05-05-2004, 23:26	#67
Stuart - Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Somewhere Services: Virgin for TV and Internet, BT for phone Posts: 26,546	Re: Deprivatisation of railways Interesting thing I discovered this morning. When Connex South Eastern ran our local franchise, they announced they had done a survey and found that people wanted them to redesign the Networker 465 carriages with fewer seats so more people could stand (Of course, I can imagine people saying "Yes, put fewer seats in. If I am standing, I take up less space"). South Eastern trains (who are running the franchise temporarily after Connex were sacked) have announced they are replacing the seats taken out (and actually adding more foldable seats) because, you guessed it, the public wants them..