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in the provinces, and yet theirs is the 

 most pressing problem of all, when we 

 think of the terrible congestion which is 

 daily found at Liverpool Street. On the 

 London, Midland and Scottish, several 

 isolated provincial electrifications have taken 

 place, and one very important scheme in 

 connection with the traffic working from 

 Euston northwards as far as Watford. 



In one respect the L.M.S. may claim to 

 have gone considerably farther than the 

 Southern, since they are enabled through 

 their connection with the Underground 

 Railways to work trains originating at Wat- 

 ford right south of the Thames, proving a 

 very considerable boon to the passengers. 

 That is a brief resume of what has been 

 accomplished in the matter of electrifi- 

 cation. 



But the great problem with all our rail- 

 ways is the question of additional capital, 

 and even when it can be proved that such 

 capital will bring a definite return, there is 

 some trepidation in asking for this sub- 

 scription in view of the terrific onslaught 



