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APPENDIX C 



Note to Chapter IX. 



The Great Western Piailway Company, it is stated, are now 

 constructing new ' coaches ' for through traffic, via the Severn 

 Tunnel, between the North and West of England. They are S^ 

 feet wide and of the unusual length of 58 feet, and are built on 

 steel frames, so as to prevent telescoping as far as possible in 

 case of accident. Easiness of running is secured by mounting 

 them on two four-wheeled bogies with a double set of hangers 

 and springs. Each coach has seven compartments, not including 

 that for the guard and luggage, and carries forty-eight passengers. 

 The carriages are said to be beautifully upholstered, and decorated 

 with coloured photographs of places of interest on the Great 

 Western system. Each coach, which weighs 23 tons, is lighted 

 by gas, is supplied with four lavatories and a corridor, and is 

 to be warmed by steam. 



