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MessageThere were certainly "ladies only" compartments in some of the compartment stock of the pre-grouping railways, although I have never heard of whole carriages being set aside for the use of women. I do not know if the "big four" post-grouping companies maintained the practice of designating such compartments, but I'm fairly sure it did not survive nationalisation. Alastair H. Forbes Associate Dean and Head of Tourism Faculty of Leisure and Tourism Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College Wellesbourne Campus, Kingshill Road High Wycombe, Bucks., HP13 5BB, U.K. Tel. +44 (0)1494 603045 Fax. +44 (0)1494 448601 -----Original Message----- From: All aspects of railways, past, present and future. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Juliet Jain Sent: 01 March 2005 14:16 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: women only train carriages I was recently informed by a lady in her 70s that there used to be 'women only' railway carriages in britain. Can anyone confirm this, and point me to any references about this? Please email to the address below. Dr Juliet Jain Research Associate Centre for Transport and Society Faculty of the Built Environment University of the West of England Frenchay Campus Coldharbour Lane BRISTOL BS16 1QY Tel: 0117 328 3304 Fax: 0117 328 3899 Email: [log in to unmask] www.transport.uwe.ac.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This email has been independently scanned for viruses and any virus software has been removed using McAfee anti-virus software