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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 7, Issue 2 (June 1, 1932)
Cinema and Radio Entertainment
Cinema and Radio Entertainment.
In the provision of passenger travel amenities, the railways serving Northern England and Scotland are just as progressive as those of the south. In addition to putting into traffic many fine new passenger carriages, the L.M. and S. and L. and page 21 N.E. Railways are leaving no stone unturned in the endeavour to popularise rail travel.
On the L. and N.E. line, on several occasions recently, cinema shows have been given on excursion trains, one at least of these shows taking the form of a “talkie.” Radio entertainment is provided for passengers between London and Leeds. Another innovation has been the installation of fifty automatic chocolate issuing machines on various trains from
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King's Cross and Marylebone stations, London. The employment on the L. and N.E. line of passimeter type booking-offices is putting an end to the days when passenger and booking-clerk eyed one another suspiciously through a tiny grille, and additional offices of this kind are being installed. Rail and bus coordination is becoming closer, while many improvement schemes are proceeding at several of the more popular hotels operated by the L. and N.E. line.
Off To The West Country.
London-Plymouth Express (Great Western Railway) outside London.