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« on: August 27, 2015, 15:56:09 »
Hello everyone,
This is my first post here but I'm sure I'm going to have a few more questions in the next few weeks.
I'm trying to find out who does the upholstery manufacture of the seats for FGW▸ (First Great Western)/GWR▸ (Great Western Railway)? I'm particularly interested in the textile part of this.  I'm hoping this is done in the UK▸ (United Kingdom) but I fear it may be done abroad. Does anyone have an ideas? thanks
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« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2015, 17:07:55 »
Welcome to the forum, Maylen.

I don't know the answer to your question on the HST▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) - but I have come across a "where are the British Contracts for IEP▸ (Intercity Express Program / Project. This will offer more capacity on routes, save money, give a consistent and safe service and meet customer requirements. Intended to replace HSTs.)" page - at http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hitachirail-eu/images/uk-based-suppliers-for-class-800-801-trains-for-iep-374714 . It lists interior design in the UK▸ (United Kingdom), but not the furnishings ...

Many of the HST refits are done at Kilmarnock (Wabtec) and they're more likely to know the material sources than FGW▸ (First Great Western) - a subcontract.  But then even when you find where the cloth is woven, the raw material may come from a further location / country ...
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« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2015, 22:12:22 »

Welcome Maylen.

Try looking up Moquette and Houldsworths (a Huddersfield woollen mill).

It might surprise you how many of the world's PT (bus and rail) passengers sit on Yorkshire cloth.

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« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2015, 14:33:32 »
Quote from: onthecushions on August 27, 2015, 22:12:22

Welcome Maylen.

Try looking up Moquette and Houldsworths (a Huddersfield woollen mill).

It might surprise you how many of the world's PT (bus and rail) passengers sit on Yorkshire cloth.

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For the record, it's 'Holdsworth' (without the 'u') - except they're Camira now, and they manufacture abroad as well as in Yorkshire.
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« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2015, 23:17:38 »
No upholstery here!
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« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2015, 22:19:53 »
Not sure which wheel I like best. Wouldn't want to ride it in the rain!
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« Reply #6 on: August 19, 2024, 22:47:39 »
Following up on an enquiry elsewhere ...

https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/collections/projects/moquette-project
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« Reply #7 on: August 20, 2024, 07:42:57 »
Quote from: grahame on August 19, 2024, 22:47:39
Following up on an enquiry elsewhere ...

https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/collections/projects/moquette-project

Possibly worth following up the late Enid Marx. She apparently had great difficulty in getting her moquette design actually made. The manufacturers knew better than a woman!

Marion Dorn was the partner of Edward McKnight Kauffer, a prolific poster desigener who did a lot of work for London Transport. Buy a copy from the LT Museum shop?
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« Reply #8 on: August 20, 2024, 08:21:00 »
I wonder if the original poster ever came back as a guest to see the responses?   They didn't log in again after posting the question.
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« Reply #9 on: August 20, 2024, 08:42:47 »
Quote from: bobm on August 20, 2024, 08:21:00
I wonder if the original poster ever came back as a guest to see the responses?   They didn't log in again after posting the question.

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