Feeding the Multitude.

Fifty-two special trains carrying some 20,000 people were chartered from the L. M. S. by works, factories, etc., for their annual outings on Saturday, June 30. To accommodate one party alone, comprising 3,000 of the Raleigh Cycle Company's employees, seven restaurant car trains were required between Nottingham and London, and 200 catering staff supplied them with meals. The catering on the road for such a large number of people is an example of the extraordinary development in catering for railway travellers, which is further evidenced by the fact that during each of three recent week-ends a record number of 50,000 meals was served on L.M.S. expresses. A few years ago the number of people taking meals during a similar period could be reckoned in hundreds.