The Famous “Flying Scotsman.”

Of decidedly more conventional design, but presenting an equally fine example of the railway coach-builder's art, is the new stock introduced by the L. & N.E. Company in its “Flying Scotsman” service. Two complete new trains have been turned out of the Doncaster Works, each weighing 503 tons, and giving accommodation for 60 first and 258 third-class passengers. The cars are built of teak, and are of the corridor pattern, with the exception of the buffet lounge and first and third-class restaurants. This buffet lounge provides another indication of the preference of the modern traveller for light refreshments rather than a three or four course meal, and of the recognition by the railways of this changing taste. The “Flying Scotsman” is probably the most famous train in the world, and one of the oldest established. Buffet car service on the “Flying Scotsman” means buffet car service on named trains everywhere, so great is the influence of this “daddy” among long-distance expresses throughout the whole world of railways.