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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 12 (March 1, 1939.)

Special Flower Trains

Special Flower Trains.

A sure sign of the approach of spring-time in Britain is provided by the commencement of the movement by train of early narcissi and tulip blooms from the Lincolnshire and Cornish growing areas to the principal inland markets. This business now approaches its peak, and special flower trains are run daily to London to meet public demands. The L. & N.E. Railway links Lincolnshire with London, and the G.W. connects the Cornish flower-fields with the metropolis. Railway road vehicles convey the flowers from the fields to railhead, where special wagons are waiting to carry the traffic to London. Railway road vehicles again are pressed into service to form a connection between the city stations and the big markets. Close co-operation between growers and carriers has been a feature in recent years, and home-grown spring flowers, fresh and sweet, have thereby been brought within the reach of all.

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