RAILWAY REFORM
BETTER COACHES NEEDED. ELECTRIC TRAINS ESSENTIAL. ‘‘Does the ordinary railway carriage, built apparently on the model of the ‘landau,’ really represent the best possible use of the space available for i.assengors’ seats in a modern railway coach?” aekes the London “Spectator.’’ “Does it, for instance, give the best’ view of the countryside through which the train is passing? For in face of the competition of the bus and char-a-banc, the pleasure of the passenger on the journey will have to be carefully considered. “Surely a more modern type of railway coach, such as the modern saloon car which has been introduced in most of the electric services, with big glass windows giving an uninterrupted view .of the countryside, ,would he the more rational form of coach. “We doubt, however, whether any arrangements for the comfort and pleasure of passengers will in the end save the passenger traffic on the railways, unless an even more drastic reform is undertaken. We refer, of course, to the general eloctricflcation of the whole system of the country. This may or may not be a practical measure now, but who can doubt that it must bo the ultimate deevlopment?
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 2308, 28 November 1925, Page 15
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196RAILWAY REFORM Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 2308, 28 November 1925, Page 15
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