A NEW RAILWAY CARRIAGE

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume III, Issue 331, 28 October 1882, Page 2

A NEW RAILWAY CARRIAGE

„, The London, and Norj^^aJjem Railway, Company have intr^fj^ceji into, their fast passenge? ,t, t service between Londpn andj Liyei'ppjcjl, a'n<i vice a vastly improye<l ( Byßj;em',pf railway saloon, for the accommodation of. firattClass passengers, Tfoeadopfcipn of this novelty ip » mainly, (j diue ; tp^e protests of ja; very laijgeand; increasing travelling public, wfyoMs constantly visiting our shores frpm* beyond the Atlantic. The carriages are certainly about the most complete and comfortable Vet' Imilt, 'iaift/tfley! Tiave^tbls other and material advantage tblt they wiSf^o'OTJen f ii6 l a'nijr who I have pSiid 1 'ordinary; first-class fares. The tidlpon- Wtiich is 76 ft. in lerfg'fch.} and ' ha 6 'a' £an&Way ' 'riinnlng throughout, is'equklly divided between accomWddamoii' ioV iadfes', afad fainiljp parties and"' gentleinen 1 \ and' at the extreme tend' ol each compartment as fouid a well appointed 'lavatory, iogethfer witlvall the i! 'otbir Wceßß&ty accommo'datioty'the nbsened of 'whicn frequently makes a long ' railway joufney^ stoppage!?, a 'matter of ' absolute terror. • ' - Setwfie^fi. the two compartments there is ft 'place for' luggage, aud a small closet m which ail" attendant— who • maybe Vummoned instantly by electric bell to any part of the saloon — prepares tea, coffee, arixi! 6tker! light refreshments for 'the passengeris,. of ,'wjlcfn each saloon will/ carry 18 ladies aid 21 gentlemen, i The! /lightiiifr; > apparatus is fitted with burners consuming compressed • giiSi mad 6; ff 6m oil, and the necessity for using foot-w&rmers is obviated by an ingenious arrangement of hot-water pipes nEtUining under the seats and round the compar.tmeut. The; .upholstery. ; leaves notbingi ,to be , desired. Bedefltly an experimental journey was-, madfc with one of the saloons from Euston to Wolvertoni aiid back; uiideivthe charge of Mr. Gr. P. Neele/ superintendent of the - line, and Mi?. Eddy district smperintefident. .' , : . : ■ ■•■ ! , .-; •' . . 1..:.. r , . , /

.njnttfjtbe estate ,of the, late.^r. Eobert Ramsay, M.L.A., m Victoria, was sworn at £89,000; in 1 New South Wales, at 410,000. ■" ' : m6U\jfob<i& tb'ai.'locatpa irf tn# ikidJHe ißland Wiio W "Zealand 1 ,- tt'in'a'n" 'tthd' bas ten > j4A' r ghter& , promises to .give, them twe&Hng VorticW itf '^O.TOO^Wfliifttley marry itt'Wrifor&iity mih I bitf4tfsheß. *•

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