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emphasis on water. Only by using water- 

 troughs are such long non-stops possible, 

 though it is worth noting that the water- 

 troughs have been in situ for many years 

 on both the routes to Scotland. Of late 

 another feature has made the new schedules 

 worth while. 



Despite the keen rivalry of the motor 

 coach, which does not now disdain the long 

 journey to Scotland, the loading of the 

 principal trains has been steadily growing, 

 largely because of the extra dining facilities 

 demanded by the public. It is thus found 

 that, not only is the train getting beyond 

 the capacity of a single locomotive (it had 

 already done so on the L.M.S.), but there 

 is a sufficient number of passengers for an 

 entirely through service. Many of the big 

 Scottish expresses depended a good deal on 

 the passengers picked up en route at the 

 larger stations at which calls were made. 

 Without withdrawing these facilities it is 

 possible to divide the " Flying Scotsman ", 

 for instance, and send on the front portion 

 five minutes earlier with a first stop at 



