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April 6th 12, 04:49 AM
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Cell phones, British dials
On 4/5/2012 2:41 PM, Peter Masson wrote:
"Graeme Wall" wrote Just before nationalisation, the GWR had a plan for an Automat fitted buffet car. I've only seen artists impressions so I assume it never went ahead. In the early 1960s an SK had a compartment stripped and fitted with some vending machines, billed as an 'Automatic Buffet Car'. For a time it was rostered on the Cambrian Coast Express between Aberystwyth and Shrewsbury (where it was detached from the up and attached to the down train). I don't think it had much success, and it certainly didn't last. Peter In the USA, Southern Pacific had Automat cars on some trains in the 1960s. Advertized as a "feature" they were a replacement for a real diner or cafe car, as SP was trying to get out of the passenger business by degrading the trains to the extent that nobody wanted to ride. Note that in the decades before this abomination, SP was famous for its cuisine, and published cookbooks with its celebrated recipes. Pity. Regards, DAve |
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April 6th 12, 12:34 PM
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On 06/04/2012 05:49, spsffan wrote:
On 4/5/2012 2:41 PM, Peter Masson wrote: "Graeme Wall" wrote Just before nationalisation, the GWR had a plan for an Automat fitted buffet car. I've only seen artists impressions so I assume it never went ahead. In the early 1960s an SK had a compartment stripped and fitted with some vending machines, billed as an 'Automatic Buffet Car'. For a time it was rostered on the Cambrian Coast Express between Aberystwyth and Shrewsbury (where it was detached from the up and attached to the down train). I don't think it had much success, and it certainly didn't last. Peter In the USA, Southern Pacific had Automat cars on some trains in the 1960s. Advertized as a "feature" they were a replacement for a real diner or cafe car, as SP was trying to get out of the passenger business by degrading the trains to the extent that nobody wanted to ride. Note that in the decades before this abomination, SP was famous for its cuisine, and published cookbooks with its celebrated recipes. Pity. Regards, DAve I have seen vending machines selling snacks on board SNCF trains, I saw a children's playground on an SJ train in Sweden, and I have heard that McDonald's even had a concession on some SBB trains. |
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