Recent content by jc71

Structural integrity of coaches has much to do with the welding quality and the construction material. Aluminium, properly welded, would allow a vehicle that was incredibly strong and allow huge amounts of window space, thus allowing for greater flexibility in seating arrangements from first...

How hard can it be? It's as though units are designed by a committee that has never met.

I was not trying to suggest we use LNER structures as its obvious they're made of wood. I was not suggesting that we use the actual interior of them, nor was I suggesting that the seats should be the same. What I WAS trying to say is how hard is it to achieve a coach that provides a decent view...

I was on the Severn Valley Railway today and was seated in a 60 feet long Gresley coach. 64 seats, all with tables, windows perfectly matched up with the seating. Luggage space beneath every seat and luggage racks above. A Pendolino has a maximum coach capacity of 76 (E or F), in a coach 78...