TRAINS STUCK UP.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1987, 18 February 1914, Page 6

TRAINS STUCK UP.

EXGIMS FAIL ON RIMUTAIvAS. . The mail train from Wellington to Woodvtlle met trouble ■shortly after lopiv* ing'tho Hutt Valley to dim]) this Rinw tafais yesterday morning. The tr.in.tltad gone a very short distance, up thfi hu irfino, which the lino takes immediately after leiv-iitg Upp.qr Butt, when it became evident tliat prqpcss was very slow; and .that tho engine was exponwicins (tifFiO.ilty in making anything like «i:tkf«<;tery headway. ■ 'Gradually tho pace slowed.) ail') n-boufc a mile ont tvoni Uio station tte train eamd tc a standstill. The drivef gave Up tlife task and put back to Upper Hutt for im w Ira engine, the pair of iron horses negotiated tho hilt Avitli caee, but the delay set the train back S.early half an hottr. , , . In the evening a goods train was ..tillable to take the liili, aitd the engine k&& to pall the. cars Bβ ill ten separate lots. Wlrilo this was going on, the down iiiail tt-as waitiui; at tlvo Summit iot .h clpar lino on which to proceed to Wellington., The delay ajnounfed {o. a.boftt an libu.r, end the 'train reached the city at 8.15■Only tlireo bf the pas.s6nD,e.Vs on tho tram desired 10 connect with the Southera forry boifc, which sailed at Si r the- failure of tlic iengines i.s atti-ibiit-i«d to tho fact that imported coal, which ' was ohtawod owing to fbo etfike* ! troubles, was being n:s6& '