Pretty sure those 1948 bus seats are still being used in local train services somewhere in England
The bit about change depending on other developments and finance reminded me of this about changes in design in the mainly American railroads
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Mehitabel_Itrang, Thu 10 Feb 2022, 22:37,
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I miss those bridges that look like castles!
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Octo I ruin everything., Fri 11 Feb 2022, 14:08,
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