Goomba38 wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
>
> > That's how real working kitchens are supposed to be (no wasted
> > motion)... consider the space to food prepared ratio in shipboard
> > galleys... an amazing volume in a very short time from a very small
> > space (next time yoose go on a luxury cruise check out the galley).
> > Most modern kitchens in homes nowadays are like three times larger
than
> > they need to be, they're poorly designed functionally but great for
> > display/snob appeal.
>
> Same as the older train galleys. I wish I could
> have seen them work in action. I don't mean the
> specialty dining trains nowadays, but the common
> everyday dining car type trains run over 50 years
> ago? I've always been fascinated by the idea.

I rode on overnight train trips several times as a kid in the
'50s/early 60's. I certainly remember how small those kitchens were,
but the dining car wasn't huge either... I think 48 people is about
right.