At this, the TRA immediately ceased using the aluminum boxes, moving on to stainless steel ones. However, the costs involved with using stainless steel boxes were higher, meaning they could only offer them on the seat-bookable and deluxe expresses, while passengers on the basic and express trains were sold lunches in the old fiberboard boxes.
鐵路局當機立斷捨鋁盒，採用不鏽鋼飯盒，但是不鏽鋼飯盒成本較高，只在光華號及對號列車供應，平快及慢車又恢復木片盒。