Underground Racso: The webpage extensively documenting all TFL and Private Bus Company moquette seat fabrics from 1950 to the present day.

[RacsoMoquette]

I created this webpage utilising Microsoft Sway to document my knowledge of the extensive array of seat fabrics, found on TFL and bus companies operating on behalf to TFL. The link is as follows:

https://sway.cloud.microsoft/cv9anMqa6ZPBxjFu?ref=Link&loc=play

 

[Russel]

Brought back some memories this has!

 

[W-on-Sea]

What a fantastic and very informative site!

One correction: the blue moquette designed by Marianne Straub was not found any of the Leyland Titans. With I think the one exception of T2, which for whatever reason got the moquette that had been used on Routemaster seats, the Titans got the oatmeal/mustard/orange moquette also found on D78 trains. It was however used on I think all of the Daimler Fleetlines that became variously the D, DM and DMS classes, and I think also the Leyland Nationals (LS class) of London Transport. Possibly some other buses of the 1970s too (the BL and BS classes of Bristol LHs for example?)

 

[plarailfan]

That's excellent, many thanks. I really enjoyed looking through them
A while ago, I wanted some moquette, for my car seat cushion. I asked on this site (I can't remember which thread now, though) and someone suggested, contacting Camira Fabrics and so I did.
I managed to buy an offcut, which I then took along to my local sewing shop, they shorten curtains and do alterations to wedding dresses, etc. They charged me £16 to fit the moquette onto the cushion and I was really pleased with the end result

 

[Robson]

Nice work RacsoMoquette.

As an aside, these Youtube videos on the history of the London Transport moquette may be of interest:

The Londonist (with Andrew Martin) - A Brief History of Moquette

Geoff Marshall - Meet The Tube Moquette Designer:

The Londonist (with Geoff Marshall) - Which London Landmarks are in the Tube Moquette?

.... and for those with a spare 80 minutes to kill ....


London Transport Museum - Hidden London Hangouts Episode 7 - Moquette

London Transport Museum - Hidden London Hangouts S02E13 - Moquette a Second Sitting

 

[RacsoMoquette]

Many thanks for kindly presenting me with that simply splendid array of moquette related video! It does fascinate me how moquette fabric is produced and how it is designed.