29 OCTOBER 1954, Page 14

PATRONAGE AT EUSTON was on the 11.45 to Manchester on

October 20. Arriving late, I noticed that the remaining corner seats had labels on them, though the seats were not filled. Coming back the next evening, I and another person occupied an empty carriage. Yet ,two of the corners bore ' engaged' labels. Going up I was puzzled and irritated; coming down, sus- picious. Today I read your note about another reader's experience.—Yours fully,