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Old January 18th 16, 09:25 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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On Sat, 16 Jan 2016 17:08:25 +0000
" wrote:
On 15.01.16 22:30, Recliner wrote:
Presumably no longer allowed for fire safety reasons? All the old stock
had it, but I assume it's gone for good now.

I'm inclined to agree.


Wood can be made pretty fire proof - otherwise wooden houses would be banned.
I think its probably more likely that a nice wooden floor is expensive compared
to some cheap plastic (or whatever they use) covering over the bare metal.

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