Self-Help.

Self-help is a gospel of which the Home railway worker never loses sight. There are many institutions operating in the Home railway world, supported by the voluntary contributions of the employees, which prove invaluable in furnishing aid to the railwayman in times of stress and sickness, and self-help movements of this type are rightly given every encouragement by the group lines.

One of the most interesting institutions operating at Home are the Railway Convalescent Homes. Eight of these homes are conducted at selected points in Britain. By paying as little as one halfpenny a week through the paybill a sick railwayman may enjoy a fortnight's rest in one of the homes free of charge. Recently a special convalescent home has been opened up in Kent, exclusively for the use of the female staff of the Home railways. The whole of the business of the Railway Convalescent Homes is supervised by an honorary board of trustees drawn from the official ranks of the railways, and since the first home was opened twenty-seven years ago, many thousands of ailing railway workers have been restored to health and strength through their agency.