On 9 Feb 2005 01:10:42 -0800, "Boltar" wrote:

Call me a cynic but I can't help thinking that flip up seats are
probably a lot cheaper than the real thing though I'm sure this
in no way would influence their decision , no no, not at all.

I suspect that the seating arrangement will be similar to the Northern
and Piccadilly line trains, both of which I recall are provided with
tip-ups in places.

The reduction will be by way of the removal of the transverse seats,
which has already happened on other deep-level lines because they
aren't wide enough for two average people, and don't have enough
legroom for anything other than midgets to sit opposite one another.

The longitudinal layout has proven itself on other lines - I doubt
that cost has a lot to do with it. The availability of a place to put
luggage or a wheelchair without blocking the vestibules (where the
train isn't crush loaded of course) seems a sensible idea, and again
is helpful in the Northern and Picc trains.

Neil

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