WHY on earth has First Great Western decided to replace the perfectly comfy and serviceable seats on its Class 158s with new ones upon refurbishment? (South West Trains managed to retain and re-cover the existing seats on its 158s and 159s during overhaul.) The FGW ones are by far the most uncomfortable seats I have ever encountered on a long-distance train in the UK in over 40 years of rail travel. I am only 5ft 8in, but I find sitting in these rock-hard seats with their supposed lumbar support and headrests that push your neck forward, sheer purgatory. On a recent journey from Bristol to Hove, I decided to 'bale out' at Southampton to transfer to a slower but much more comfortable Southern Class 377 for the rest of the trip.
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机译：为什么地球上的第一大西方公司决定在翻新时更换新的158型舒适舒适座椅？ （西南火车在大修期间设法保留并恢复了其158和159上的现有座位。）FGW座位迄今为止是我40多年来在英国长途火车上遇到的最不舒服的座位铁路旅行。我只有5英尺8英寸，但我发现坐在这些坚硬的座椅上时，它们应该具有腰部支撑和头枕，可以将您的脖子向前推进，彻底炼狱。在最近从布里斯托尔到霍夫的旅程中，我决定在南安普敦“罢工”，在接下来的旅程中转移到一个速度较慢但舒适得多的Southern Class 377。
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