The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-18
ENGLAND is
NETWORK OF
RAIL LINES
Only SnobS and Americans
Ride First Glass;
British Declare,
By JOHN w. RAPER


TIN ENGLAND: This country is
a network of railway lines.
4 A road between London and
Scotland will have its main line and
scores of branches and from every i'm
portant city lines run out like the
spokes of hub.
A train starts from one of these
cities with eight or ten cars. Perhaps
only two of these will go to the ter
minus, the others being dropped off at
junction points and other cars being
picked up on their way from other
cities to the terminus. Then there Is
heavy suburban travel that must be
looked after
Stations and cars are planned for
handling passengers in a hurry There
are two types Of cars. One is divided
into compartments. from four to
eight, according to the length Of the
car. These compartments run clear
across the car With a door at each
side, the passengers sitting in rows,
facing one another.
There is a door at each side because
the platform in the stations are some
times on one side and sometimes on
the other.
Three are two classes of compart-
ments, first land third" the sec
ond" having been abolished some time
ago. The door always bears the paint
ed numeral 1 or 8. Some compart-
ments are set aside for smoking.
The only difference between first
and third classes is in the first the
seat is divided, as a rule, by arms
on which passengers may rest their
elbows, there are old-fashioned
tides on which they may rest their
heads, perhaps a rug on the floor, and
slight difference in the upholstery.
Third Glass Cheaper
There is another type of car called
the corridor car" which has a mar
row corridor running it's full length,
on one side. 1t seats not quite so
many passengers as the other type.
Englishmen say. oh. nobody trav-
els first excepting English snobs and
crazy Americans who are afraid Wen
think they will be regarded as poor
if they travel third" They're about
right.
cents. American money. a mile. flgur-
ing the English penny at two Ameri-
can cents.
The first-class rate for the short
Journeys is almost invariably cents.
You Can't Forget Baggage
Rates before the war were of
course. much lower
Stations are constructed with both
first and third class ticket offices.
waiting rooms and restaurants. There
is no difference of any consequence
except in the prices Of food in the
restaurants
You always pay fee for baggage
except that which you carry to your
/ compartment. When you reach your
destination you must be at the bag
gage car door luggage van over herel
to claim your baggage and either car
ry it away or turn it over to a porter
to carry.
Dining Car
The railways run Pullmans a cen
fury behind the American Pullman
in comforts. and they run diners.
The diners are of two classes, first
and third the only difference being
in price They have high seats Of
the Pullman type so that passengers
have some privacy, bu THEY are ar
ranged with an open kitchen, dis
playing, the kitchen mesa mess 1t
is on an English diner-ard you have
til benefit of all the kitchen odors.
The cars in which l have eaten were
6irty food had and service worse
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tons have nothing on the stately cere-
mony of getting started on the train
for Edinburg, says Honest John.