RAILWAY INCONVENIENCES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 750, 24 February 1910, Page 4

RAILWAY INCONVENIENCES.

;Sir,7-X;,haveheard, the- cry, apolitical "ihfluence' is' ruining our. railways; "Now, ■I--sinoCTely-lrust-. l that, this ;.'is. 4ot'.true, -I; find things,; 35 far.;as . passenger. 1 traffic' is 7:cbiicerned, : 'rtn ; ;;;a~' most muddled'state. ' ' .'"• . ';Recently I travelled here from';flne of the" back-Dlpck cities'vof; tho sWairaiapa* which; connect with> Featherston ,by,> ccach. i TjnfortunaMyiithere-jis nni'ooach running-: initime;to*catclr. ; thfe teiKleaving'. there at .6.5 'a;m;< for and :Palmerstohj' so."> I . determined'-.' to go■'- to, : .Wellingrf ...ton, an® as there 1 , isr2o: minutes between. •'thd7adxerti.sed:';times!; pf: arrival bfil-the; , Waiiarapa rtand-- - the t departure, or, 'thej(MaiuiTnin!£-,';train, 't trusted;., .-there.-.would be-time-to; .catch-ithe.'.con-.-pnectiori.' But, alas!:,the former was half;: ah hour late, and the latter had gone- on | our . arrival.; - That; ..meant ■ a,., dajrairwait; ;(to say. nothing'.of 'th© Expense).. . .-The'/second'. day .'of' travel 'was "unovenfcful, and"-beyond., the;;fact ;that the ..train; reaches -Kajikton' .Junction';; at;,thei'. upcon'and'.' bfie. has i t#, wait 'uptil; 1.20;. pimi ..oi.: day toefpro 'one' ■ could;'set ! goiiog •on'.'th'ei.'Snal .'stagcs 'of journey, \one; ? had .not muchto; growl-rat:, V^• :, OnV : the;return 'journey, I find',. if; anything); the; tinles.. are', more.: ill-fitting upward journey.' I'leave hefe,at 9.30,-ar-', - riving ' at Frankton .'at. ■ 1.27; [midday.; 4I : 'have",to.',wait;until 12.27 midnight,'before; I can'leave..',l rirrivo -at Palnierstbii .at ' 12.30, - only; to iflnd'-tho't train': connecting. with tho.Wairarapa has left' half'an hour -earlier. -X',determine', to V, go 'on to Wei-, lirigton, ( and'.afrive'.there at'4.7.,p.ini,.'biit : ■again, ,"£lastheWairarapa,.' train".' hiis, '■ been: gone; Some Half-hour, .or .-so.";';. .That: •'means ''another, wait; and ' more; expense; ■and.'on the third 'day'l can. imagine'my-; ;self,:v' ; reaching';'.my... destination''tired',ih. •body,'.' dispirited,' arid' light in'.purse;; for,;' •in, addition,"to- the 65. per cent.':.increase. of the,fare',',l, haye'had to .'pay two hotel bills,: and.for sundry; meals on board .the ;train''each', way. '• ; , ■'■:; '• I don't .profess, to, be. an expert,'.but. for a consideration : will. uridMtakß'.to'"make to, better, time-table, should tho/Departam',-, etc.',*'. • 1 WEAET WILLIE. ;• ■' Eotoru'a, February/18/ : ;-','■•: