In March and April 2024, South Western Railway and Diamond Rail Services have completed a trial on 7 of their 450 units changing their flat cloth seat covers to a new and innovative product to tackle this challenge.
The material is a Hybrid Moquette and maintains a short cut design keeping the modern look whilst having the properties and weave of a moquette. This design results in the covers being much more resistant to staining and easier to clean in situ.
Charlie Hatcher, Head of Train Presentation at South Western Railway said “When Diamond introduced the possibility of this Hybrid Moquette it seemed the solution that SWR are looking for to address cleaning of our flat cloth seating. We are trialling the performance of this new Floquette, and so far, the results are extremely encouraging”.
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