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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 7, Issue 4 (August 1, 1932)

Dining-car and Hotel Services

Dining-car and Hotel Services.

The Home railways have always paid particular attention to their dining-car and hotel departments. Now the L.M. & S. Railway has broken new ground by introducing what are styled “snack” cars on its principal excursion trains. It has been found that many travellers prefer to take light refreshments when on a journey in preference to indulging in a full-course meal such as lunch or dinner, and it is for their benefit the new facility has been devised.

The “snack” car takes the form of a travelling cafe. From it are supplied to the various carriages of the train by a staff of specially skilled waiters, such items as sandwiches, pies, bread and butter, cakes, and drinks like tea, coffee, cocoa and aerated waters. Passengers requiring snacks simply call the attention of a waiter, by means of a bell, and the refreshments are served at any hour. page 22 There is no fixed time for meals, and the service is continuous throughout the run. The “snack” car facility is supervised by the Hotels Department of the railway. L.M. & S. hotels form the largest group of hotels under one management in Europe. They total thirty first-class guest-houses, of which the most famous is the palatial Gleneagles Hotel, in the heart of the Scottish Highlands.