Item 03: Archie Barwick diary, 10 May-23 July 1916 - Page 71
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to the train which was waiting for us, the carriage I got into I thought I had made a mistake at first, I could hardly believe that they were 3rd class carriages, they were got up so well the seats & backs are nicely padded & they have bonzer springs, in fact the whole get up of the compartment is nearly as good as the 1st class on the Australian Railways this might seem exaggerated buts its true all the same, & although they travel very fast you can talk in the natural tone of voice & be heard quite distinctly, it took us 2 hours to travel from Folkestone to London 80 miles I think it is, the whole journey you pass through country very much like the South of France, & when you get into Kent there is nothing but hop fields & orchards all the way.