gazthomas
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I'm sitting in the quiet coach, A on a Pendolino in a priority seat. These are at the end of both coach ends, but what's the sense of having them next to the non-public door?
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Priority seats in coach A on Pendolinos, illogical?
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Bletchleyite
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Absolutely stupid.
That said, my preferred seat is seat 45 (the very back window seat) so long may it continue rather than them being crammed up a bit!
gazthomas
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The Man in Seat 45!Absolutely stupid.
That said, my preferred seat is seat 45 (the very back window seat) so long may it continue rather than them being crammed up a bit!
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Aren't they there because, due to accident or design, those seats have extra legroom?
gazthomas
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They are indeed, but my point being they're hardly the most accessible for the people they're intended for
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The other option is not having them as priority seats at all, which doesn't benefit anyone.
gazthomas
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I disagree, in this instance all of the priority seats should have been positioned near the passenger door.
Aren't they intended for cyclists ? I used to regularly travel Euston to Brum and usually went for a seat right at the end of coach A because of the extra legroom and because they had a reserved for cyclists sign (bikes being stored just beyond the non public door). The very early morning services I used rarely had cyclists but the sign put others off so I invariably had a double seat to myself
gazthomas
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There were two seats reserved for cyclists the remainder not. What make them priority though?
Bletchleyite
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The cyclist seats are on the other side and don't have extra legroom.
It's not just coach A that has priority seats in silly locations. Throughout standard class there are tables in the centre of the carriage that have that designation whilst tables nearest the door dont.
The standard class layout of them is nonsensical, but as has been discussed plenty of times before it's mostly caused by the design being built around the First class areas and ensuring each table is well aligned to a window.
The standard class layout of them is nonsensical, but as has been discussed plenty of times before it's mostly caused by the design being built around the First class areas and ensuring each table is well aligned to a window.
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