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Article #95Re: "Express" Cars -- British / Australian usage?
From: Geoffrey
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:26
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:26
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The "Express" cars which were some of which were also referred to as "Express Lavatory" cars and coded LFX, HCX, CX, BX, BC, AJ etc were first introduced in the 1890s at a time when most carriages in NSW were of the compartment type and the Express cars at that time were the most advanced cars for long distances that the NSWGR had. (Ironiucally the first open paltform "American" cars were fist used on Suburban trains.) The design of Express carriages evolved from the stagecoaches which had passengers in a small compartment. Trains would make frequent refreshment stops for meals as dining cars were yet to be thought of and in the first batch of express cars only some first class compartments and the guards van had toilets. Pasengers in other compartments would have to use the toilet during stops. This was also a time when rail was the fasted means of transport and thus many more people travelled by train. Thus it was cheaper for the railways (and at that time they could get away with it) to cram passengers into compartments where they could carry more passengers. The last Express car was not withdrawan until the early 1980s but the Official title still remained. Thus it might seem a strange term today but these carriages were the most advanced for their time. Thanks Geoffrey
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