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Title: Sleepers: transverse or longitudinal? Post by: Bmblbzzz on April 27, 2019, 19:22:55 Quote • In 1874, the Midland Railway imported the first Pullman sleeper carriages from the US. Travellers slept parallel to the direction of travel, in curtained-off cubicles. From https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/apr/27/london-scotland-revamped-train-sleeper-romance-revival• Separate cabins were introduced in the 1890s. Passengers slept crosswise to the direction of travel - as is still the case today. I've only ever slept in a crosswise sleeper or couchette, but my sleeper experience isn't anywhere near as extensive as some. I have seen longwise sleepers on Russian trains, what they call "hard class" I think – triple-decker bunks in an open carriage – but, assuming something more akin to a compartment, what are the advantages and disadvantages of sleeping in one direction or the other? I can imagine there might be some difference in how you'd feel the motion of the coach, but I'm not sure what it would be. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |