The VIRM double deckers in the Netherlands used to have those food cart elevators. Interesting to hear those are still in use in some parts of the world. The fo

The VIRM double deckers in the Netherlands used to have those food cart elevators. Interesting to hear those are still in use in some parts of the world. The food cart service on our intercity expresses was removed, so in the course of the years those mini-elevators were taken out as well during scheduled revisions of those EMU's. Now some third party is allowed to provide a mediocre rail catering service, which amounts to students doing a side-job wearing backpacks with hot water and cups and a tray filled with instant coffee and tea and a few cans and packets of crisps and cookies strapped to their bodies making the rounds at seemingly random times and places on the journey. Not quite the same… Add to that the lack of the frankly brilliant concept of can-coffee (缶コーヒー) from vending machines on the platforms and eki-ben (駅弁) and I suddenly really miss the Japanese train experience.