modernrail
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There are a huge amount of trains currently in line to be scrapped. Some of them have pretty decent seats. Is there any scope to upcycle them to trains with pretty poor seating?
One example is the Merseyrail fleet. Could they go to replace some of the substandard seating on some of the northern 15x fleet. Another is Vivarail using upcycled rather than new. Again, Merseyrail seats would seem ideal.
The question/thought is as much about the physical practicality of doing this sort of thing and the cost benefit over buying new.
If it is not a runner...are there other good uses for these seats or are they actually pretty easy to melt down/shred and repurpose that way?
One example is the Merseyrail fleet. Could they go to replace some of the substandard seating on some of the northern 15x fleet. Another is Vivarail using upcycled rather than new. Again, Merseyrail seats would seem ideal.
The question/thought is as much about the physical practicality of doing this sort of thing and the cost benefit over buying new.
If it is not a runner...are there other good uses for these seats or are they actually pretty easy to melt down/shred and repurpose that way?