Railroad stations first became associated with coin-operated vending at Mansion House Underground station, London, in 1880s and to postcards were soon added matches, cigarettes, cigars and confectionery; automatic machines are used on main platforms to provide hot drinks, cold drinks and milk, with battery of machines dealing with cigarettes, sweets, and like; another typical machine will supply without reload 650 iced, still or carbonated fruit-flavored drinks from space of only 26×26 in. in floor plan area, and this includes essences, CO2 gas and 650 drinking vessels.


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    Title :

    Automatic vending on British Railways


    Additional title:

    Ry Gaz


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Railway Gazette ; 123 , n 12


    Publication date :

    1967


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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