RUSSIAN TRAVEL DE LUXE
A J,Soyiet ; "boudoir"'. train, . which makes / the '.luxury trains of. other European: nations look : like, stage coaches,' started'on an experimental run recently. The least of its" appointments is a barber's .shop (capitalistic trains have these). It carries also a nursery car with toys, complete bath compartments, individual radios, and; a traihcrew dressed like commissionaires. Passengers may rent pyjamas and slippers aboard the train in order, to travel in all the comfort of their own homes. Radio earphones are provided for each passenger. If he or .she prefers, the, steward will install a portable phonograph beside the passenger's chair, and fetch whatever records are desired. Each of the chairs can be separated from the others by curtains, providing, perfect. solitude for those who like it. A tailor's shop is ready, for business at all hours, so that no one heed arrive at the end of the journey in .wrinkled or soiled clothing. ■' '•■''■ .
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Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 71, 21 September 1936, Page 12
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155RUSSIAN TRAVEL DE LUXE Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 71, 21 September 1936, Page 12
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