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'Ironing board' seats to be replaced on Thameslink
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Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said: "We'll start getting rid of the dreaded 'ironing board seats' so passengers can enjoy comfier, more pleasant journeys on some of Britain's busiest commuter routes. "Our customers told us that comfort matters, which was why we'd been working on plans to improve seating on Thameslink services," he said.
Alexander said wider rail reforms would continue under the planned Great British Railways organisation, which is intended to oversee rail services across England. John Whitehurst, chief executive of GTR, said passenger feedback had played a key role in shaping the plans.
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- Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said: "We'll start getting rid of the dreaded 'ironing board seats' so passengers can enjoy comfier, more pleasant journeys on some of Britain's busiest commuter routes.
- Alexander said wider rail reforms would continue under the planned Great British Railways organisation, which is intended to oversee rail services across England.
- John Whitehurst, chief executive of GTR, said passenger feedback had played a key role in shaping the plans.
- "Our customers told us that comfort matters, which was why we'd been working on plans to improve seating on Thameslink services," he said.
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