EJD799
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As the 2009 Stock and S Stock are slowly approaching 20 years of service, what will the refurbishment probably look like?
Rolling stock design hasn't moved on as much as it did between the building of rolling stock in the 1970s and 1990s.As the 2009 Stock and S Stock are slowly approaching 20 years of service, what will the refurbishment probably look like?
For either I wouldn't expect more than renewed seat covers and padding. I think I recall Geoff Marshall interviewing the guy who designs the moquettes and him indicating that there was a Barman pattern being looked at for the S stock when the time comes which ought to be in the next few years.
Neither the 95 or 96 interiors went through major changes where they were refurbished, as the basic design holds up well.Rolling stock design hasn't moved on as much as it did between the building of rolling stock in the 1970s and 1990s.
C stock and 1967 stock for instance needed a transformational interior refurbishment. That isn't the case for the S stock or 09 stock.
There are still another seven years before either fleet is 20 years old.
I always assumed that the reason for the bad condition of the S8 moquette was because of the number of people who put their feet on the seats, as the moquette on the edge of the transverse seats is significantly worse than that on the longitudinal seats.I seem to remember that the was a manufacturing defect within Camira Fabrics (The textile company who produced the Moquette fabric for the 2009 and S Stock units) Because they created the fabric to not be of a robust design, as if you look closely at the fabric you can the tiny perforations which demonstrate that the quality of the stitching was somewhat to be desired!
It could well be partly that, but it could also be that these are the first seats that people tend to go for, so they get more heavily used as well?I always assumed that the reason for the bad condition of the S8 moquette was because of the number of people who put their feet on the seats, as the moquette on the edge of the transverse seats is significantly worse than that on the longitudinal seats.
It could be that, but the S7s which don’t have this problem only have longitudinal seats, and I don’t think it can be attributed to the age of the train either.It could well be partly that, but it could also be that these are the first seats that people tend to go for, so they get more heavily used as well?