| East Midlands Railways - Class 810 Aurora fleet entering service (merged posts) Posted by grahame at 02:38, 15th January 2021 |     |
From East Midlands Railway
East Midlands Railways unveils newly designed seats for state-of-the-art Aurora fleet
Completely unique seats offering enhanced comfort
Seats easier to clean, maintain and more durable
Every passenger has access to power and USB point
Passengers travelling on East Midlands Railway?s (EMR) Aurora trains will be able to sit back and relax thanks to unique seats specifically designed for the company?s new fleet.
Working closely with Derby-based design firm DGDESIGN, EMR has taken the proven product of a FISA Lean seat and refined it to offer enhanced comfort and support. It has also improved the appearance to match what they believe customers expect from an InterCity service seat.
The seat rework has included increasing the size of cushions, headrests and armrests and making sure that high quality durable materials are used throughout, such as a wool-rich moquette and leather.
Completely unique seats offering enhanced comfort
Seats easier to clean, maintain and more durable
Every passenger has access to power and USB point
Passengers travelling on East Midlands Railway?s (EMR) Aurora trains will be able to sit back and relax thanks to unique seats specifically designed for the company?s new fleet.
Working closely with Derby-based design firm DGDESIGN, EMR has taken the proven product of a FISA Lean seat and refined it to offer enhanced comfort and support. It has also improved the appearance to match what they believe customers expect from an InterCity service seat.
The seat rework has included increasing the size of cushions, headrests and armrests and making sure that high quality durable materials are used throughout, such as a wool-rich moquette and leather.
| Re: East Midlands Railways - Class 810 Aurora fleet entering service (merged posts) Posted by Electric train at 06:46, 15th January 2021 | |
From East Midlands Railway
East Midlands Railways unveils newly designed seats for state-of-the-art Aurora fleet
Completely unique seats offering enhanced comfort
Seats easier to clean, maintain and more durable
Every passenger has access to power and USB point
Passengers travelling on East Midlands Railway?s (EMR) Aurora trains will be able to sit back and relax thanks to unique seats specifically designed for the company?s new fleet.
Working closely with Derby-based design firm DGDESIGN, EMR has taken the proven product of a FISA Lean seat and refined it to offer enhanced comfort and support. It has also improved the appearance to match what they believe customers expect from an InterCity service seat.
The seat rework has included increasing the size of cushions, headrests and armrests and making sure that high quality durable materials are used throughout, such as a wool-rich moquette and leather.
Completely unique seats offering enhanced comfort
Seats easier to clean, maintain and more durable
Every passenger has access to power and USB point
Passengers travelling on East Midlands Railway?s (EMR) Aurora trains will be able to sit back and relax thanks to unique seats specifically designed for the company?s new fleet.
Working closely with Derby-based design firm DGDESIGN, EMR has taken the proven product of a FISA Lean seat and refined it to offer enhanced comfort and support. It has also improved the appearance to match what they believe customers expect from an InterCity service seat.
The seat rework has included increasing the size of cushions, headrests and armrests and making sure that high quality durable materials are used throughout, such as a wool-rich moquette and leather.
Why am I thinking they look exactly identical to the seats in the GWR 800 class
| Re: East Midlands Railways - Class 810 Aurora fleet entering service (merged posts) Posted by infoman at 09:09, 15th January 2021 | |
If I had my way their would be ONE coach with ALL table seats, and the coach's would be two by two seating
| Re: East Midlands Railways - Class 810 Aurora fleet entering service (merged posts) Posted by eightonedee at 09:26, 15th January 2021 | |
The seat rework has included increasing the size of cushions, headrests and armrests
Before anyone else gets there first....Are they now "Broadgauge"?!
| Re: East Midlands Railways - Class 810 Aurora fleet entering service (merged posts) Posted by Clan Line at 09:52, 15th January 2021 | |
"We know the FISA seat has a good level of comfort, but we wanted to further enhance this......" If it is "good" why change it ?
"enhanced comfort" ..........they will go from b****y uncomfortable to just plain uncomfortable !
| Re: East Midlands Railways - Class 810 Aurora fleet entering service (merged posts) Posted by matth1j at 17:04, 26th September 2025 | |
(Apologies if there's an existing thread on this; I'm on my phone, couldn't spot one.)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c784z19j9zgo
The first trains of a new fleet connecting Leicester, Derby, Nottingham and Sheffield with London are set to come into service after their introduction was initially delayed.
East Midlands Railway (EMR) received the first two trains from the Class 810 Aurora fleet in August, which allowed drivers and crew to begin training.
The fleet was originally expected in 2022 but faced teething problems during testing, with EMR then hoping to run the new trains from May 2025.
Some trains from the new Class 810 Aurora fleet are now set to be put into use on services in the coming weeks and will complete a phased rollout through 2026.
A "small number" of EMR services will run with fewer carriages during the transition and some services will not have seat reservations, EMR said.
A spokesperson added "key services" would be prioritised during the transition phase to minimise disruption.
Interior of a first class carriage of a new train featuring purple and grey seats
Image source,East Midlands Railway
Image caption,
East Midlands Railway says the new trains will improve facilities and comfort for passengers
The Intercity fleet of 33 five-carriage trains is being built by Hitachi Rail in County Durham.
They were ordered to replace diesel trains introduced in 2004 and will run off electric power from overhead lines between London St Pancras and a junction to the south of Leicester.
Diesel engines will power the trains elsewhere on the network.
The Class 810 units are similar to existing trains running on the East Coast and Great Western main lines.
As well as new-look interiors, they feature extra seating, air conditioning, free wi-fi, plug sockets and improved information screens.
East Midlands Railway (EMR) received the first two trains from the Class 810 Aurora fleet in August, which allowed drivers and crew to begin training.
The fleet was originally expected in 2022 but faced teething problems during testing, with EMR then hoping to run the new trains from May 2025.
Some trains from the new Class 810 Aurora fleet are now set to be put into use on services in the coming weeks and will complete a phased rollout through 2026.
A "small number" of EMR services will run with fewer carriages during the transition and some services will not have seat reservations, EMR said.
A spokesperson added "key services" would be prioritised during the transition phase to minimise disruption.
Interior of a first class carriage of a new train featuring purple and grey seats
Image source,East Midlands Railway
Image caption,
East Midlands Railway says the new trains will improve facilities and comfort for passengers
The Intercity fleet of 33 five-carriage trains is being built by Hitachi Rail in County Durham.
They were ordered to replace diesel trains introduced in 2004 and will run off electric power from overhead lines between London St Pancras and a junction to the south of Leicester.
Diesel engines will power the trains elsewhere on the network.
The Class 810 units are similar to existing trains running on the East Coast and Great Western main lines.
As well as new-look interiors, they feature extra seating, air conditioning, free wi-fi, plug sockets and improved information screens.
| Re: East Midlands Railways - Class 810 Aurora fleet entering service (merged posts) Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 18:17, 26th September 2025 | |
(Apologies if there's an existing thread on this; I'm on my phone, couldn't spot one.)
Thanks for posting, matth1j.
There was a (sort of) relevant previous topic on this subject, but I've now taken the opportunity to do a bit of my 'moving and merging' of topics into this one here.
As ever, I hope this helps our readers in the future. CfN.
