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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 6, Issue 8 (April 1, 1932.)

The Stop For Refreshments

The Stop For Refreshments.

The priceless value of railway refreshment rooms lies not altogether in the fact that they can provide a cup of hot tea and crisp sausage roll to a thousand customers in a split second, but that they give unrivalled opportunity for meeting the very man you wanted to meet, but did not know was on the train. He may be a commercial traveller with a new story, a fourth to fill that vacant seat where the cards are spread, or someone with more than a vague idea of the correct selection for the big event in the meeting down the line. Whoever he is, you count yourself fortunate. The railway journey loses its monotony and the passengers mix -in an atmosphere of sociability and good fellowship, characteristic of New Zealand, and in sharp contrast, very likely, to the standoffishness of train travelling where stops for refreshments are fewer.— From the Christchurch Star.