NATIONALISED PRODIGALITY
SIR,—May I assure your correspondent, Mr. Howard Marten, and your readers in general that the redesignation of third class as 'second class' on British Railways does not imply the 'nationalised prodigality' of which Mr. Marten
is apprehensive. In particular, neither of the two features which he specifically mentions will involve special expenditure. The painting of carriage doors to indicate third class was discontinued a long time ago, and as a general practice only first class is now visibly desig- nated, so that no alteration will be required in this direction. As regards tickets,, it is not the intention to overprint them, but to use up exist- ing stocks of third-class tickets and to indicate 'second class' only on new issues.—Yours faithfully,
J. It IIREBNER
British Transport Commission, 222 Marylebone Road, NW!
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