Comfort on the Underground
Here Jonathan Glancey declares the rolling stock on the Metropolitian line of the London Underground to be a 'design classic', partly because it is by far the most comfortable train on the network. He's right about that - when you're at one of the stations (such as Great Portland Street) where your choice is a Circle or H&C train, or a Metropolitan line train, when the latter arrives there is a sense of relief, particularly if (as is often the case in daytime) it is relatively empty. You really do sink back in those over-sized seats.
The main reason they are the most comfortable trains, however, is that they are a lot larger than most trains on the network, particularly the ones that have to go into deep level 'tubes', such as the Central Line.
The H&C line (and possibly the Circle?) trains are not as comfortable. However, in what is probably not a little-known secret, they do have two "business class" (ok, perhaps premium economy) seats, one at the end of each carriage, which are 50% wider than the standard seat (pictured). Luxury...
posted by Matthew @ 12/29/2007 12:45:00 PM
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