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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 8, Issue 5 (September 1, 1933)

The Lure of Britain

The Lure of Britain

In a recent reference to rail travel in Britain, our London Correspondent, Mr. Arthur L. Stead, writes: —

Big passenger business handled by the railways in Britain tells of the continued love of travel and the lure of the country's beauty spots. More than once I have been asked by New Zealand railwaymen to sketch out for them a suitable sightseeing tour of the Old Country, and this, let me say, is an enquiry I am always delighted to handle.

In Britain, as elsewhere, there are places to appeal to every taste. The appeal of London is, of course, universal, and one could spend the whole of a long holiday in London Town alone, combining with a general tour of the metropolis the inspection of some of the more famous railway termini and workshops. For sheer natural beauty alone, however, Devonshire is perhaps the place for the New Zealander. Many of you doubtless have happy memories of beautiful Torquay and the surrounding coast and moorland, as a result of war-time travels. Plymouth, nearby, might be looked upon as the Wellington of Britain.

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