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From: Stephen Rawles [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 01 March 2005 16:04
To: 'Alastair Forbes'; [log in to unmask]
Subject: Carriage / CoachesInteresting definition question here arising from the 'women only' strand..I was brought up on the following:'Carriage' = roughly speaking 'compartment' - corresponding to the putting together of the equivalents of horse-drawn carriages in the earliest days.'Coach' = the whole vehicle, made up of several carriages (or compartments).I haven't looked this up anywhere. Any thoughts?Stephen RawlesP.S. As already intimated to Dr Jain, I 'do' remember Ladies only compartments post-nationalisation on Southern Electrics, just like Jon Whiting elsewhere.========================================================
Dr Stephen Rawles
Principal Assistant Librarian (retired)
Honorary Research Fellow,
Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute,
University of Glasgow
Glasgow G12 8QQ Scotland
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From: All aspects of railways, past, present and future. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Alastair Forbes
Sent: 01 March 2005 15:50
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Subject: Re: women only train carriagesThere 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. ForbesAssociate Dean and Head of TourismFaculty of Leisure and TourismBuckinghamshire Chilterns University CollegeWellesbourne Campus, Kingshill RoadHigh Wycombe, Bucks., HP13 5BB, U.K.Tel. +44 (0)1494 603045Fax. +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
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Subject: women only train carriagesI 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 JainResearch AssociateCentre for Transport and SocietyFaculty of the Built EnvironmentUniversity of the West of EnglandFrenchay CampusColdharbour LaneBRISTOL BS16 1QYTel: 0117 328 3304Fax: 0117 328 3899Email: [log in to unmask]
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