Item 14: Archie Barwick diary, 20 June-30 September 1918 - Page 40
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trains I have ever been on does between 60 & 70 miles an hour most of the way & has only 2 stops, one at Crewe & the other at Willesden Junction just outside London they collect tickets here theres no grass grows under her feet, the distance is about 217 miles.
On arrival in London we caught the tube & went as far as St James Park we then walked to Peel House to put our baggage money & etc in safe keeping then struck out for the Strand where my mate had to report on arrival in London, this was soon over so we went to Lyons Picadilly restaurant & had a good meal here we fell in with 2 officers a Canadian & an Aussie & we had quite a pleasant dinner, from here we went strolling round London & finally landed ourselves in Morleys Hotel a flash place just off the