Future Thameslink train seats with added padding shown off

Thameslink has shown off a prototype for a new seat design that will replace its notorious “ironing board” seats, which the trains have had for the past decade.
Old and New side by side
Although Greater Thameslink Railway (GTR) has been working on the plans for over a year and early concepts were tested by the public, the seats on display are still just a prototype, so more changes are to come.
However, the most important change is the seat padding.
The old seating used polyurethane