294 THE COACHING AGE. 



from London to Edinburgh, Glasgow,- or the extreme 

 west, you may travel without any refreshment, and 

 yet without subjecting yourself to the inconvenience 

 or suffering of a Dr. Tanner. 



Abcording to the latest railway arrangements, I 

 believe you may now dine while the train is actually 

 continuing on its journey, so that you are entirely inde- 

 pendent of any stoppages for getting a meal. This 

 is the Express of to-day ; the old Expresses were 

 coaches bearing that name, but not travelling at 

 an extra rate of speed.* 



* The horse expresses, for conveyance of letters only, seem to 

 have fallen into disuse long before even the fast coaches were put 

 on the road. 



