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The Speisewagen on a German train? Surely you mean ‘Meals on Wheels’ ...
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Sir, Further to the correspondence on journeying abroad (letters, Aug 29 and Sept 1), when travelling by train in Germany I happened to board the Speisewagen (restaurant car). For the benefit of the English, someone had helpfully scrawled “Meals on Wheels” underneath the sign.

Bernard Kingston

Biddenden, Kent