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Hitachi approached to supply 450-strong fleet for Northern Trains (www.thenorthernecho.co.uk)
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[โ€“] optissima@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

That's a pitiful amount of vibrators compared to how many people each train car holds.

[โ€“] fakeman_pretendname 1 points 1 hour ago

Especially for Northern, who like to force 450 people onto a 2 carriage, 140 capacity Sprinter every weekday near 5pm.