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There
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
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
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