Gallery: The Design Thinking Behind London's New $4B Subway Trains
Photo: PriestmanGoode01NTfL Exterior Outdoor Dawn-021014
The London Underground revealed new plans today for subway cars, designed by British travel design firm PriestmanGoode.
Photo: PriestmanGoode02NTfL Exterior Tunnel-021014
The $4 billion subway cars will replace trains on the Piccadilly, Central, Waterloo, and City and Bakerville lines, and are aimed at accommodating London’s booming commuter population for the next several decades.
Photo: PriestmanGoode03NTfL Exterior Blue Studio-021014
One way to do that is by fostering a more efficient commute. These cars will have bigger doors, and more of them, to prevent passenger bottlenecks.
Photo: PriestmanGoode04NTfL Interior 02-021014
Inside, poles tilt outwards to create more breathing room around passengers' faces and upper bodies.
Photo: PriestmanGoode05NTfL Interior 03-021014
The seats will stay upholstered, a nod to the previous Tube trains.
Photo: PriestmanGoode06NTfL Interior 05-021014
All told, the London Underground estimates that PriestmanGoode’s trains will allow for anywhere between 25 and 60 percent more passengers, depending on the line.
