Genre:

Proceedings, Spoof

Subjects:

Railways, Technology, Transport, Commerce, Engineering

    Describes a meeting of railway shareholders to discuss a proposed amalgamation of all railway companies—an allusion to the proposal to amalgamate the South Eastern and London, Brighton & South Coast railway companies—as a way of raising fares. During the discussion the chairman stresses the desirability of adopting a universal level and gauge (of the narrowest possible kind) for all railways.