Genre:

News-Commentary

Subjects:

Railways, Travel, Gender, Morality, Accidents

    Notes from the 'Official Report of the Government Inspector of Railways' that 'gentlemen passengers, as well as railway officers of all classes constantly refuse to travel singly with a stranger of the weaker sex' in case they are accused of 'insult or assault'. Concludes that the 'chances of broken bones and blasted character' during railway travel are equal.