Refurbished Turbo Seats

Steve Bray

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Refurbished Turbo Seats

« on: March 06, 2017, 13:07:50 »

Yesterday I travelled from Worcester via Reading to Dorking. From Worcester to Reading, the unit was refurbished (or re-liveried) unit 166205 and from Reading to Dorking Deepdene, 166215, still in the old blue colours. As I walked through 166205 I was shocked at the number of the grey coloured seats that had large stains and spillages on them; the combination of the colour and material is not a good choice compared to the blue seats which looked in far better condition.


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IndustryInsider

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Re: Refurbished Turbo Seats

« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2017, 15:19:07 »

Yes, Steve, that unit is in a right mess. A shade of grey that was far too light was used (and also used on the HST^▸ set that was fitted out internally). Lessons were learnt since they were both done, and a much darker shade of grey has been used for the Class 387s. The stains will still be there, just hidden more!


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bobm

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Re: Refurbished Turbo Seats

« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2017, 19:24:37 »

Didn't they also improve the "stain resistant" coating?


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