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Circa 1888 the first rudimentary Dining Cars were provided for First Class passengers only and meals had to be booked before joining the train and passengers had to remain in the same coach for the entire journey. Restaurant Cars where food could be cooked en-route appeared in 1895 and breakfast and lunch were provided on the Up service from Holyhead and tea on the down service from London.
The introduction of the vacuum brake in 1882 (following the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armagh_rail_disaster Armagh rail disaster]) and 8 wheeled bogie carriages in 1893 also helped improve the service. Directly connected with the speedy carriage of mail was the introduction of the first [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_trough water troughs] in the world, installed near Colwyn Bay ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mochdre,_Conwy Mochdre &
The train did not carry a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headboard_(train) headboard] until 1927, although it was always known as The Irish Mail by staff and passengers alike. The use was suspended during the war, being resumed in 1948.
In 1934 the London, Midland and Scottish Railway produced a booklet - [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2581125 The Story of the Irish Mail 1848-1934] – and it contained a table giving journey times from London to Dublin. A few of the dates I list here;
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