Techniquest
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I've finally got Episode 2 lined up. How rational it ends up being I do not care, as this is a topic I want posted as soon as possible.
Mallards, GNER's refurbished MK4 stock. Not the steam locos.
Where do I begin with this topic? Ah yes, the seats.
My opinions on 377 seating have been expressed previously, so you will probably already know I find them about as comfortable as ironing boards. Of course, I believe it's the /1s of those that have the nice seats, but that's not the point for now.
I raise the above point because, quite frankly, Mallard seats are as comfortable as the seats in the 377/2s. Correct me if I'm wrong, but GNER are an InterCity operator, Southern are, in all essence, a London commuter TOC. Which one should have the better seats? GNER you say? Logically, yes, that makes sense. But this is not the case! I would prefer sitting on a 377/2 on a long-distance journey (KGX - NCL for example) than a Mallard seat.
Also on the seating topic, why is there so much grey used for the fabric on the seats? There are a few blue ones, yes, but these seem to be few and far between! The blue seats look reasonable, the grey ones look horrible!
Still on the seating topic, why on Earth did they make them so tall? Even I, at around 6", feels small sitting on the seats! The top of the seats reach far higher than any other I've sampled. I preferred the old MK4 seats by far! A point you might have gathered by now!
The lights on the Mallards also seem far too bright, which makes sleeping on a Mallard even harder!
What else? Oh yes, who can forget the legendary toilets? Either there's no water, no pressure or someone's blocked them up. Genius...
Join us next time for Episode 3. Highlights of the forthcoming episode include satirical humour aimed at all manners of poor rail management decisions and Network Rail...
(OK, not as angry as I planned it to be last night, but it'll do!)
Mallards, GNER's refurbished MK4 stock. Not the steam locos.
Where do I begin with this topic? Ah yes, the seats.
My opinions on 377 seating have been expressed previously, so you will probably already know I find them about as comfortable as ironing boards. Of course, I believe it's the /1s of those that have the nice seats, but that's not the point for now.
I raise the above point because, quite frankly, Mallard seats are as comfortable as the seats in the 377/2s. Correct me if I'm wrong, but GNER are an InterCity operator, Southern are, in all essence, a London commuter TOC. Which one should have the better seats? GNER you say? Logically, yes, that makes sense. But this is not the case! I would prefer sitting on a 377/2 on a long-distance journey (KGX - NCL for example) than a Mallard seat.
Also on the seating topic, why is there so much grey used for the fabric on the seats? There are a few blue ones, yes, but these seem to be few and far between! The blue seats look reasonable, the grey ones look horrible!
Still on the seating topic, why on Earth did they make them so tall? Even I, at around 6", feels small sitting on the seats! The top of the seats reach far higher than any other I've sampled. I preferred the old MK4 seats by far! A point you might have gathered by now!
The lights on the Mallards also seem far too bright, which makes sleeping on a Mallard even harder!
What else? Oh yes, who can forget the legendary toilets? Either there's no water, no pressure or someone's blocked them up. Genius...
Join us next time for Episode 3. Highlights of the forthcoming episode include satirical humour aimed at all manners of poor rail management decisions and Network Rail...
(OK, not as angry as I planned it to be last night, but it'll do!)