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passenger. Not only is it possible to book 

 seats in advance, but assuming that the 

 compartment is not filled, there is the knowl- 

 edge that it will remain so throughout the 

 journey. 



The trip was made on a Saturday, when 

 the train fills up far more than on the 

 rest of the days of the week. One of 

 the special features noted in connection 

 with this journey was the huge crowd 

 assembled at the platform to witness the 

 " Pacific " locomotive backing down to its 

 train. There can be no question but that 

 public interest in our railways has been 

 largely fostered by their post-group develop- 

 ment; particularly is this true of the loco- 

 motives. It is almost impossible now to go 

 to any big terminus without finding a group 

 of interested people watching the locomotives 

 at their work. 



There was, on this Saturday in May, a 

 far larger crowd to see the train go out than 

 travelled upon it. 



The make-up of the train was as follows : 

 engine, " William Whitelaw ", fitted with 



