The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-30
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they ore evenly and strongly built. ana allow a
much HIGHER rate OF speed than is rem li'd rn
American railways In trying 10 make them
duly strong, they ofton attain II marvellous DC
rroc of clumsincss in the details. Thor 8, very
littlo oscillation of the train when in m,ton.
and little or no iolting. Accidents are quito NJ
con,mnn ma ON our own rnilways. but troy are
largely due to ovcrcrowdcd traffic; trains fol-
low carh other 60 frequently and SO closely that
n very slight delay in switching j. hkoly to |
cause an accident OF some kind. On all main
lines the traffic is immense. From most OF the |
great London tcrmini passenger trains leave |
rather more frequently than .ourly. and during |
the buster pnris Of the day the Intervals are |
often rs short rs half an hour. Trains usually
follow time schedules very closely and travel |
lrrs seldom havo to wait for overdue trains.
Arrangements for the convenience of travel
| lcrs on English railways need modcrnlzng
| They would have been crcditahlc thirty years
ago; they are incXcusahlc now. II is asionsh-
| ing that they have not yet, learned to check hng-
gage Your last care Mt starting and first care
ON rcnching your destination is your inggage.
| The use Of checks would obviate all this I'M
| necessary trouble. yet they could have adopted
| the system ten years ago If they had so wished.
| Stop-ovcr chocks are not given. and il ne'essa-
ry Ia leave the train before the ticket is used
up the balance must bc forfeited. Through
issued at reduced rates. and good for speci-
| feed time. Ordinary tickets are good only Tor
| the day on which they are issued except that
ON some lines tickets issued on SATURDAY. are
| good until the Monday following. American
RAILWAYS tried that plan years ago. hut few
sharp lessons in the courts taught th'm mat
railway tickets. when sold at the resul"r r''s'
are mere commodity. and that the buyer may
use them in his own good time. The carriages
III .l..,I ipf
connected with each other. and with doors on
either side opening outward No CONVENIENT
conductor passes through the tram s'nn-o''"-
sionally. of whom you may obtain h''"'" m
formation. The guard IS kihd oi Wih' S"'-
stitutr for this valuable officer but ne Is a. mere
mental. AMI expects Il graiuiY lor a'l -u'h SIR
wees. Picture To- yourself thc r"hu"''"r "l
passenger train ON the New York Nrn''" u.N-
ing five cents for helping lady on inc 'ra'h'
and then obsrquiousiy doillng ms h"' III nc
acknowledgement of the gilt That is pr''l-'y
what his English counterpart On the very best
railways IS doing every ten minutes
The wants Of temperate" people are 'hur'V
ignored. | think the statutes OF inc 'h""
Kingdom do not reeogniI" any su'h 'vhu'l"h
OF life a. being according to nature ana hence
no provision Is made Tor su'h rhs'S' N''h'r
: carriages nor stations are provided WIN drink
ing water. There Is water. indeed about most
vidrd for that purpose. The omnipo'ent Zee
will secure drink Of water. If you ARE willing
to wait until the porter has searched the
. premises for a cup. Beer is always reasonably
handy hut as for water. there j. no demand lOi
tins a beverage. and hence no supply
Wages on the railways are low. Engineers gel
, rather 'ss than - per day. and tirem"n about
= half that amount Pnttors got mragr" pay. nnc
q, always look for gratuitie- for moving baggage
4 Tho railway companies seem TO estimate Eratn
iiie- ns part ~ tho pay of their workn"n.
y, Tho first cost Of the railways including RICH
> ofway is enormous. The average cost pr mill
T. l..i, ,t.. las, .niaial vcnr r.r,rfnd wa
Il "'l,- n ,.,.t s,s,.. Il l., ami, al,u
.. sl"llNl: IN the ni"d states II l. Only "''"
st9o. Tho Grant southern and Western -
j. I..i,,I ,,.,s II marcel nf Cleanliness Tor thi
10 iF'iih" VIZ "" ,N' "''' a..
h, country. costing only tH.'" per nlr' IN
y, Calodonian of scotland with AZ mil'~ If rood
d Eel ,nn ,,..,. milo. tb. Grent W.-tnrn wit
l. ''S' - i'''' p' '"'' -" ,,.,t'.i
r.. more thhn -''' Wli'~' Nl''-''' wv ''''""