You have to go First now to get a seat with a window. There is a better class of person now because MPs have to pay the extra to travel First. :-)
LNWR was always better. The Royal Train is still painted in LNWR colours. Brian of SpotMog On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 3:54 PM, Richard Philps <[email protected]>wrote: > Mmm, you may be correct Owen! > > As I recall with the LMS at least, on the main line there was little > option other than compartment stock. My understanding is that the GWR and > probably others introduced open carriages as something of a novelty and > these became more popular as time went by. > > I imagine that by dispensing with compartments, the weight of the > carriages came down which must have provided an additional incentive for > the railways. > > Richard. > > Spotmog. > > On 9 May 2012, at 14:43, Owen Jenkins wrote: > > Maybe you didn't know the right type of single woman!☺ > > As one who used the railways daily in those days, I don't remember being > asked what I thought of them. > > Cheers, > Owen. > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Richard Philps <[email protected]> > *To:* mogtalk2 <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 09, 2012 2:08 PM > *Subject:* Re: [mogtalk2] driverless licence now trains - zero Mog content > > I think that was the problem; the compartment stock was too cosy! > > Not popular with the general public and single women in particular. > > Richard. > > Spotmog > > On 9 May 2012, at 10:56, Owen Jenkins wrote: > > I always felt there was a lot to be said for the BR Mk.1 first class > compartment carriages. Very cosy. > > Cheers, > Owen. > > ------------------------------------------- View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ [http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/] Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=22459785&id_secret=22459785-4a39ddf8 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
