tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34093396.post116078888203694485..comments2023-09-14T17:37:49.571+10:00Comments on Victorian History: Progress and the RailwaysDr Bruce Rosenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591761401001848135noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34093396.post-52324739725643633622014-01-31T10:37:35.810+11:002014-01-31T10:37:35.810+11:00In May of 2011, the last dining carriage aboard a ...In May of 2011, the last dining carriage aboard a British train made its final run from London Kings Cross to Leeds. Thus ended one of the great delights of travelling by train.<br /><br />It all started in 1879, when a Pullman car with a fully-equipped kitchen was attached to the trains from London to Leeds.<br /><br />Today, if one is lucky, one can get a meal served to the seat - shades of Dr Bruce Rosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11591761401001848135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34093396.post-92006682877719939972014-01-31T05:44:24.431+11:002014-01-31T05:44:24.431+11:00Thank you for this post, Dr. Rosen. A question: do...Thank you for this post, Dr. Rosen. A question: do you know when dining cars were first introduced on English railways? I'm having difficulty finding the answer. Thanks!jax99https://www.blogger.com/profile/13660995779384305155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34093396.post-1162213082671395292006-10-30T23:58:00.000+11:002006-10-30T23:58:00.000+11:00Dear Bruce,I'd like to make an analogy between cyb...Dear Bruce,<BR/><BR/>I'd like to make an analogy between cyberspace today and the railroads in the 19th century. Both made available to individuals an innumerable group of opportunities for meeting new and different people for the first time, for going places they'd never have dreamed of seeing, for widening their horizons.<BR/><BR/>The Net offers something similar, and not just to the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com