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Railway Carriage Ratings
When did they change from marking railway carriages "Standard" to "3rd"? I know that it was before the late 40s (nationalisation)
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I was more interested in what was actually marked on the doors/windows. I am old enough to remember seeing "3" but would like to know if "Standard" was ever actually marked.
Back in the seventies, we used to buy a Third Class ticket to London & then have breakfast in the First Class dining car as there was not a Third Class one! Then do the same on the way back taking "high tea"
Back in the seventies, we used to buy a Third Class ticket to London & then have breakfast in the First Class dining car as there was not a Third Class one! Then do the same on the way back taking "high tea"
During the Victorian era, most trains had three classes of accommodation: first class, second class, and Third Class. From the 1870s onwards, second class (equivalent to either premium economy or business class) was gradually abolished, while first class and third class were retained. The reason that second class was abolished and third class retained was that the Railway Regulation Act 1844 required a third-class service to be offered. In June 1956, third class was renamed "second class", which in turn was renamed "standard class" in the 1980s
http:// www.the answerb ank.co. uk/Tech nology/ Questio n139695 5.html# answer- 9528141
excuse the aside...STUEY LOOK HERE !
excuse the aside...STUEY LOOK HERE !
I used to commute from Brighton to London every day and , fortunately, as the journey started in Brighton, I was able to get a seat but by the time the train had reached Haywards Heath(only a few stops up the commuter line) people were quite often having to stand all the way to London. I don't commute any more but I'm sure the problem still exists. The annual season ticket cost is ENORMOUS and yet you still have to stand or fight for the few remaining seats. Not a good start to the working day. Then... you get the hassle to do all over again coming home. Who would be a commuter eh?
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