kieranhendy
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I was just sent this photo of 380105 with leather on some of the seats - does anyone know why this is the case? Apparently it's been like that since ~2018.
Thanks!
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Leather on some Class 380 seats?
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I was just sent this photo of 380105 with leather on some of the seats - does anyone know why this is the case? Apparently it's been like that since ~2018.
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DanNCL
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It was supposed to be used as first class when operating the Edinburgh - Queen Street route before the 385s entered service, but that idea was given up on and instead first class was declassified on services on that route regardless what operates it.
kieranhendy
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Yeah that would make sense - apparently they got a lot of negative feedback about the idea of offering first class on the 380s.
I think the negative feedback was around the point that it was functionally no different to standard at all!
There is no sense to me that that improves the look of the seats versus the full moquette version. It certainly doesn't make it look like first class.
It looks more like an ugly standard than first class.
Bletchleyite
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If you want to use part-leather to make seats look classy, it looks best if you put a leather headrest on. That said, the middle trim levels on the Ford Kuga (and probably other Fords) have that style of leather at the sides only, so it's not an entirely stupid idea.
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