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Posted by davesgcr on Thu Dec 12 05:38:13 2019, in response to London Underground introduces First Class carriages, posted by Dave on Mon Dec 9 13:35:13 2019. The Metropolitan Railway had 2 Pullman cars (Mayflower and Galatea) in service to 1941 , used on selected "business" and "theatre" trains from the far reaches of the line - Verney Junction / Aylesbury / Chesham - to Liverpool St The cars ran until WW2 gave the perfect opportunity to withdraw them. There was a supplement to use them and whilst they were a prestige symbol , usage was such that they supposedly never turned a profit. The idea of a cooked breakfast on the Circle line section appears like a mirage with today's loadings.The District line built a fleet of electric trains - with first class sections from the turn of the 20thC - ideal for the affluent Western suburbs , less so for the Eastern section of places like East Ham and Barking. The interors were quite plus , and of course had smoking and non smoking sections. Generally - all inner London suburban services lost 1st class travel opportunities in 1941 for obvious reasons. |
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