Friday 24th March 2023
    Difficulty: Medium

    London Underground moquette (Quiz #126)

    Moquette covered seats on the London Underground
    Image: Alastair Cassels (Creative Commons)

    The seats on London Underground's trains are covered in moquette, a woven pile fabric which is exceptionally durable. There is a variety of patterns; each line uses one pattern on all of its trains. Some patterns are used by several lines.

    1. The early Metropolitan Railway (which was to become the Metropolitan Line) had three classes of carriage. The seats in each class were covered with (in alphabetical order) moquette, rep (a tough, corded fabric), and velvet.  In which class were the seats covered with moquette?

    2. How many of these London Underground lines use the moquette pattern in picture A above?
    - District
    - Circle
    - Metropolitan
    - Hammersmith & City

    3. The moquette pattern shown in picture B is called "Barman", and it's used on several lines. It shows four London landmarks. They are: the London Eye; the Elizabeth Tower (aka "Big Ben"); St Paul's Cathedral; and...which other landmark?

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