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Thameslink to replace its notorious ‘ironing-board’ train seats
2+ week, 2+ day ago (629+ words) Published on 28th August 2026 by Ian Mansfield in Transport News Over the next two years, Greater Thameslink Railway (GTR) will be upgrading the standard-class seats across all 115 of its Thameslink trains, replacing more than 60,000 seat-base cushions and improving the backrests. First…...
Government to banish 60,000 ‘ironing board’ seats on busy commuter trains
2+ week, 3+ day ago (316+ words) The transport secretary has promised ‘more comfortable alternatives’ for rail passengers More than 60,000 “ironing board” Thameslink seats are set to be upgraded as part of ongoing government rail reforms. Transport secretary Heidi Alexander has announced plans to replace the seat…...
Thameslink to upgrade ‘ironing board’ Class 700 train seats - Rail Business UK
2+ week, 5+ day ago (521+ words) Greater Thameslink Railway is to upgrade the standard class seats on all 115 Thameslink Class 700 trainsets. The operator told Rail Business UK this would mean an end to what it described as ‘the notorious “ironing-board” seats that have long frustrated commuters…...
Thameslink to upgrade ‘ironing board’ seats for a more comfy commute
2+ week, 5+ day ago (390+ words) Thameslink seats likened to "ironing boards" will be upgraded to comfier alternatives across all of its trains, the Department of Transport (DfT) has said. More than 60,000 standard class seat base cushions in all 115 Thameslink trains will be replaced, along with…...