"Richard J." wrote in message ...
There is something to be said for trains that don't accelerate so fiercely
that motors fall off or things get cracked. It's also unpleasant when

Well the DLR had never had any issues with that AFAIK and their trains
accelerate quicker than pretty much anything on rails (apart from maybe the
croydon tramlink). But then they probably maintain their trains more than once
every 10 years. IMO the 92 stock have been ruined because LU couldn't be arsed
to follow the manufacturers maintenance instructions.

seated sideways.

Can't say it bothers me though I do think the ATO could do with a bit more
intelligence so that it doesn't suddenly accelerate to its target speed and
whoops , suddenly realise theres another train in front then brake , then , oh
that trains moved , we'll accelerate again , oh , we're too close again lets
brake.. etc etc. I'm thinking someone should have mentioned the concept of
coasting to the systems programmers.


and I like the large window area which gives a nice airy feeling.

i.e. acts like a mobile greenhouse in summer (modern buses suffer too from
this obsession with large areas of glass and no aircon).

Fair point, but I still think its nice.

B2003