€. 0. BURGE. XCl. 
from Strathfield to the centre of Sydney, should such exten- 
sion be made was shown, and the necessity of passengers 
displaying more smartness in entering and leaving the cars 
than they do at present, if such were to be carried out. 
To the second case, high speed electric traction was 
shown to be especially applicable, and the Manchester and 
Liverpool line, now about to be constructed, and others in 
contemplation, showed this. For long distance traffic, the 
steam locomotive, owing to many causes, among others the 
large amount of capital invested in locomotives and their 
appendages, is not likely to be discarded for many years 
to come. 
It was shown that, to ensure safety at such high veloci- 
ties, it was necessary, where applicable, to have single 
car trains, uniform speed and headway, absence of points 
and crossings except at termini, extra effective fencing 
and watching, and a solid road. 
The speed was shown by the example of the Berlin trials 
not to be as costly, per passenger, as might have been 
expected, and it was pointed out also that in long distance 
traffic enormous saving would be effected in largely abolish- 
ing heavy dining, kitchen, and sleeping cars, which would 
be unnecessary in making journeys in 3 or 4 hours now 
occupying 8to10. In this connexion it was stated that 
there were now 60 dining cars leaving London alone daily. 
The paper ended with stating that the fast passenger 
traffic of the future would no doubt be on the lines of the 
Berlin trials. 
