SPEEDING UP

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2281, 15 October 1914, Page 7

SPEEDING UP

ON THE MAIN RAILWAYS. NEW TIMETABLES SOME IMPORTANT ALTERATIONS. The preparation of the new railway time-table for the North Island, which: will come into operation on November 18. has been' so far advanced that some information was obtainable yesterday.as to the principal 'alterations in the express services. ,' . < Both the Main Trunk expresses are being "speeded up." The train which now leave's Auckland, at noon will, under the now time-table, leave there at 12.40 p.m., and arrive at Wellington at 6.26 a.m., instead of 6.60 a.m., as at present. The time occupied on the journey will thus bo shortened from 18 hours 50 minutes to 17 hours 46 minutes, a saving of 64 minutes. The time or departureof the night express from Auckland will-be chanced from 9.10 p.m. to-B.GO p.m., and tho Bxpress will reach Wellington at 2.40 p.m. instead of 4.12 p.m. The length Df time expended on the journey will, therefore, be shortened from' 19 hours 2. minutes to 17 hours 60 minutes, a saving of 72 minutes. The express which now leaves Wellington at 11.50 a.m. will.leave at, 1.1(7. p:m., and arrive in at 6.43 a.m., instead of 6.55 a.m. On this run the time occupied will be reduced from , 19 hours 5. minutes to' 17 hours 33 minutes, a saving of 1 hour 32 minutes. The train-leaving Wellington at night will start at 9.10 p.m./ as at present. It will reach Auckland at 2.65 p.m., instead of 4.12 p.m. The time occupied will thus be reduced from 19 hours 2 minutes to 17. hours 46 minutes, a saving of one hour 17- minutes.

•On: the' express journey from-"Welling-ton to Napier 66 minutes will be saved,■ the;• train leaving 'Wellington at 9.B'a.m. and arriving at Napier at 6.12 p.m. An lour will be'saved- iii the trip from Napier to AVelliugton, the times for. departure and arrival being "respectively' 8.45 a.m. and 5.50 p.m. About an hour will be saved each way between Auckland, and Napier under the.new timetable. ■. , '

The time occupied in the journey from Wellington to New Plymouth will be reduced by half an hour, the time for leaving here being 8.20 a.m. and for arriving at New Plymouth .8 p.m. On the trip from, New Plymouth to Wellington 25 minutes • will be saved, .the New Plymouth departure time being 7.20 a.m. and the Wellington arrival time 7.8 p.m. ..There, will be no'material alteration in the running of the Rotorua. express. It will continue to leave Auckland at 10 a.m., but will'.reach Rotorua at 5.40 p.m. instead 0f.5.50 p.m., thus saving ten minutes'.' The tome of departure from Rotorua will be 9.30 a.m., as "at present, but tho time'of arrival in Auckland will be 4.58 instead of 5 p.m.'