RAILWAY REFRESHMENTS
Sir, —In a footnote to a letter this morning the Railways Department suggests that the present manpower situation is responsible for unsatisfactory service in refreshment rooms. Long before the war the service was unsatisfactory. Charges were high, and still are; for example, 6d for a pie which can be bought elsewhere for 4d, and 4d for a sandwich, which can be bought elsewhere for 2id. The service was and is inadequate; and it is not true that it is unusual for anyone to be turned away. That happens all the time when express trains leave the stations.. I think a sensible suggestion would be to have attendants on the trains who would sell small packages of sandwiches, fruit, cordials, etc., to passengers during the journey. This should go a long way to relieve congestion.—Yours, etc.. H. WARD. March 7. 1947.
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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25128, 8 March 1947, Page 6
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