On Tue, 8 Jun 2010 08:50:56 -0700 (PDT)
martin wrote:
slide off again. So you just lean against them leaving a load of wasted s=
pace
behind. Genius.

Isn't the same true of the 1974 stock? They're designed for leaning,
not for sitting.

1974? The bum perches in other stocks and pretty much flush up against the
wall with maybe a few inches behind. These things have about 9 inches of
wasted space behind them. Its the same story throughout the interior.

And the doors didn't seem to appreciate people leaning against them. I pr=
esume
someone did tell the designers about "rush hour"?
Most other Underground trains have this 'feature': too much pressure
on the doors forces them apart enough to trip the sensor, and the
train can't move off. The standard response appears to be for the
driver to threaten to take the train out of service unless passengers
stop leaning on them.

This was pretty bad though. And it can't be beyond the wit of man to
build a door sensor that can tell the difference between doors being
leant on and doors that haven't closed properly.

B2003