HC Deb 12 August 1947 vol 441 cc245-6W
Mr. G. Jeger

asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that it is the practice to keep a first-class compartment locked and labelled, Not for public use, on the 4.35 train from Waterloo; and whether he will have this stopped and so allay the irritation of the ordinary citizens who are regular passengers on that train.

Mr. Barnes,

pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 9th June, 1947; Vol. 438, c. 51], supplied the following statement:

Careful inquiries by the railway company have not revealed irregular reservations on the 4.35 p.m. train from Waterloo. Apart from reservations for B.O.A.C. air passengers on Fridays, when an extra coach is added to the train, the only reservations recorded during May were one for a school vacation party, one for an invalid with attendants and two for King's Messengers, all of which are permitted by the instructions in force.