(29 Nov 2017, 12:25 pm)markydh wrote Sunderland Council opposes everything just for the sake of opposing. Thankfully, the other councils disagree.
I think it’s a fair point, linear seating is less comfortable for all involved, a hybrid version would be better.
Light rail vehicles are generally quite nippy at pulling away - with front/back seating all this results in is the passenger being pushed back/forward in their seat. Linear seating results in a side-lean into your neighbouring passengers and isn’t particularly comfortable being repeated for every stop to Sunderland.
Despite Metro’s statement, do any comparable systems outside London use linear seating? Certainly Metrolink, Blackpool, Supertram & Nottingham don’t.