THE TRAMWAYS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19144, 29 October 1927, Page 16

THE TRAMWAYS.

„ TH, WHO. 01 «■ P»»B S> Sir-The Obristchurcb trams as far as accommodation is concerned are ex- , , f ..ua Having naa ceedingly comfor considerable expenen a British Wes and Austra lia little i"- the t ,^ja C to havl no equal I consider the hut there my P 10 *!? * ,_ thev are °niveS^° r Se^;l£ rra s in qU ftis a cltv h :fX^la^%, rodents of Uifhills are penalised in a number of extraordinary W but the crowning handicap is; the appalUng iournev to the Hills Scnool. i uis is •» Sof a little over three ) miles, which takes 26 minutes, and incurs I stops at 28 places, so that the wonderI fill average of about seven miles a.i hour is maintained. , Additional items I of interest are at the Moorhouse ! emie level crossing, where ample onpoii tunitv is given to study the hoardings, but the "piece de resistance is servoa up at Barrington street, where elaborate shunting manoeuvres cheer tne journev-weary passenger that his goal will be reached in the record time or nine minutes. From St. Albans to Ala Hills Terminus, there are 41 stops, and I am told that eacli stop and start is calculated to cost 6d. No wonder the finances of the Tramway Boanf are not in a flourishing condition. I would like to quote just one other sore experience which lias been repeated several times on Sunday mornings throughout the winter. A tramway employee, fully equipped, and wearing a greatcoat, not only kept abreast of the tram for a considerable portion of Colombo street, but by the time Moorhouse avenue was reached. ivns anything up to 600 yards ahead.. That, I repeat, occurred not once, but several times. There are several other shortcomings which if space permitted could bo cited, hut these will suffice for the present.—Yours, etc.. ' SECOND LOOP.