Popularity of the Camping Car.

Record passenger business to and from the principal holiday resorts is anticipated by the four group railways of Britain during the next few months. The big vacation season of the year commences at Easter, and the railways are leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to cater to the holiday-maker's needs. Faster and more frequent passenger services are being arranged. In particular, the train accommodation provided for the holiday-maker is being improved, and numbers of new dining and sleeping-cars are being introduced on all the trunk routes. Buffet cars, which have proved so popular with excursionists, are being placed in service in increasing numbers, while big betterments are in course of progress at all the railway-owned hotels and guesthouses.

Last season, an outstanding success was achieved by the camping car arrangements developed by the four group lines. It will be recalled that this arrangement provides for the letting out to small parties of holiday-makers of discarded passenger coaches, which, while unfit for further active service, make remarkably comfortable holiday homes when suitably furnished and equipped, and anchored on some sidetrack convenient to a popular holiday-haunt. A very modest rent is demanded for the exclusive use of these caravan cars; all furniture, bedding, crockery, etc., is included; and the only stipulation made is that everyone using the car must travel on the outward and return journeys by the rail route. Because of their immense popularity last year, the number of caravan cars is now being largely increased.