. French railways . ystem of regulating the flow of theriver during flood time. The Paris-Lyon-Mediterranee being much thebiggest railway in France, their traffic in and outof Paris is perhaps more important than that ofany other line. Fortunately, indeed, their subur-ban traffic is not very large, being nothing like sogreat as that of several other railways, particularlythe Quest. But the Gare de Lyon being, as it is,the starting-point for an exceptionally largenumber of important places, its not particularlyextensive accommodation is heavily taxed atbusy times of year. The passenger terminus
. French railways . ystem of regulating the flow of theriver during flood time. The Paris-Lyon-Mediterranee being much thebiggest railway in France, their traffic in and outof Paris is perhaps more important than that ofany other line. Fortunately, indeed, their subur-ban traffic is not very large, being nothing like sogreat as that of several other railways, particularlythe Quest. But the Gare de Lyon being, as it is,the starting-point for an exceptionally largenumber of important places, its not particularlyextensive accommodation is heavily taxed atbusy times of year. The passenger terminus, however, covers onlya small part of the area which the Paris-Lyon-Mediterranee require for carrying on their Paristraffic, and for nearly two miles the ground on the FRENCH RAILWAYS 35 south side of the main Kne is occupied by thevarious yards and sidings of the company, and agood part of the north side is similarly utilizedalso. Nearest to the passenger station are thegrande vitesse goods sheds, to and from which. OUTSIDE THE GAKE DB LYON. vehicles arriving and departing by the mainpassenger lines can conveniently be transferred ;the despatching station is on the north side of themain line and the receiving station on the south,corresponding to the down and up sides of thepassenger station. A large part of the grande 36 FRENCH RAILWAYS Vitesse traffic coming to Paris is composed offresh fruit and vegetables. The first new potatoes,for instance, come from Algeria, the next lot fromSpain, the gardeners of which country haveapparently, during the last few years, rapidlyawoken to the advantage which their hotterclimate gives them in sending supplies to thenorthern markets, as against French growers,whose produce can only arrive later. Beyond the grande vitesse sheds, the main linebears away to the north, while a branch continuesstraight on through the petite vitesse goodsstation. Here, as elsewhere, the goods are de-spatched from sheds situated on the north side ofthe station, a
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