The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 3, Issue 4 (August 1, 1928)
Pleasures of Rail Travel
Pleasures of Rail Travel
A writer in the “Observer,” London, makes the following remarks. “To most people a railway journey is a delightful oasis in the desert of life; an interval in the fourth dimension with no responsibilities, no cares and no duties; when you can idle without remorse, and read books of incredible foolishness without loss of self respect,” and so on. Frequently quite a lot of work is done by business travellers in the course of a journey, though obviously it is not of the sort which can be handled in one's own office, with staff, telephones, ledgers, etc., all handy. On the other hand a railway journey can be thought inducing and useful, or pleasantly restful, according to one's own circumstances and the conditions of travel.