Car Parks For Rail Users.

The Underground Railways of London, noting that road users lost much valuable time in passing through the congested streets of the metropolis, determined to win back much of the passenger business they had lost by a clever scheme for the provision of car parks and garages at certain of their outlying stations. Now, instead of the motorist driving direct from his home in the suburbs to the centre of London, he usually drives in his car to the nearest Underground station, parks his vehicle there until the return at night, and continues the journey by railway, speedily and without hold-ups of any kind.

Following the lead of the Underground, the main-line railways now are providing car parks at their depots. The London, Midland and Scottish line has arranged for the parking of private motor cars at upwards of 200 passenger stations and 400 goods depots. The charges are one shilling per day for cars and sixpence for motor-cycles, except in certain rural areas, where the charges are sixpence and threepence respectively. The receipts in connection with this arrangement are steadily growing month by month.

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