StR,—With reference to the paragraph under this head which fippeared
in your issue of October 22 full enquiry has been made into this matter. I am satisfied that there was no irregularity whatever in the allocation of scats on the 11.45 a.m. from Euston on October 11. On main line trains, as on this one, it is customary and authorised for four scats, two first and two third, to carry reservation labels but which in fact have not been reserved by members of the public. The purpose of these reservations is to permit adjustments of any booking errors which may have occurred as it is the experience that errors cannot be entirely eliminated in the working of any reservation system whether on the railways or elsewhere.
The seats so reserved on the 11.45 a.m. were corner scats but there were a large number of corner seats which had not been reserved at all. With the system referred to above there is always the possibility of it appearing to persons who are shown into these scats after they cease to be held in reserve, that there is an irregular practice.—Yours
• GEORGE Dow Public Relations and Publicity Officer, London Midland Region Euston House, N.W.1
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