1/ How smart! The London, Brighton & South Coast's new electric trains, 1909. The company had electrified between London Bridge and Victoria, shortening the journey from 36 to 25 minutes. The rolling stock consisted of eight trains of three coaches, with two of the carriages
2/ having a normal seating capacity of 66 and a maximum of 72. The centre carriage was trailer, used exclusively for first class passengers, which had a normal seating capacity of 56, and a maximum of 74. In this image, on the left, is a First Class Passenger compartment
3/ whilst on the right is the smoking compartment.
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