The longevity of Ladies Waiting Rooms was presumably a combination of plumbing and economics - not worth the expense of changing the toilet arrangements. Errol Station, a wayside station on the Dundee-Perth line, certainly still had the classic arrangement of Ladies Waiting Room containing 'the Ladies', General Waiting Room and separate 'Gents' with direct access from the platform up until its closure in 1985.

John Beech

Hoadley, Stephen wrote:

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I believe 'Ladies Only' sections of trains were denoted at some point by a blue line at cant rail level, similar to the yellow lines of first class and the red lines of catering vehicles. Do we still have 'Ladies Only' waiting rooms at stations? If not, their demise was fairly recent.

Stephen

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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?

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