RAILWAY-WAGON CLEARANCE
Sm,—Attention has been called to a paragraph under the heading, A Spectator's Notebook, in your issue of October 17th, in regard to the clearance of wagons at week-ends. May I point out that the statement made therein is not in accord with the actual facts ? To give two ex- amples, during the week-end of October 19th, 1947, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway unloaded a total of 18,740 wagons, and the Great Western Railway 16,445 wagons. 1i would mention that " week-end " covers Saturday and Sunday only. Wagons are unloaded at week-ends throughout the country, and any eattension of the arrangement, where possible, would be welcomed by the railway companies.—Yours sincerely, 2 Palace Chambers, Bridge Street, S.W.z. JoHN R. Hnm,
British Railways' Press Officer.
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