A Royal Train.

Manawatu Herald, 1 July 1899, Page 2

A Royal Train.

The Royal family cannot complain of any lack of enterprise on the part of Eagliah Railway Companies in making railway travailing aa luxurious as possible for them The London, Bright m, and South Coast Railway have just completed a special trail for Hoy a I use entirely, It is mide up of five bogio oirrjages. uach 52f\ long. At each eod there h a brake-carriage hiving twt) first-c'as-i compartment* aud lavatories, and it is in these vehicles that are placed the electric light acouralators. Tho current U provided by a dynmn of forty three volts, worked from tha wh^eh. The R>yal saloon, which is in the centre of the train, is &U. 90. wide, and Bft. 9io. high. It is in two sections, divided by a eliding door, tbe portion specially reserved for the Pi-incis* of Wcil«s being 19ft s:n long, that for tho Prince 14ft. Bin. The furniture comprises sofas and easy chair*', and U upholstered in plain dark marocca. Both sections ara decorated with tasteful panels and dados of cream and gold, the woodwork used being Kitni pine, satin wood, and Cuba mahogany. The total seatiog capacity of the train is 180 persons, and the dead weight, exclusive of the engine, is 116 tons.