NEW TRAIN SERVICE

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3059, 21 April 1917, Page 10

NEW TRAIN SERVICE

BINIS TO INTENDING TRAVELLERS LIMITED SEATING «-MODATIONIn connection,with tho reduction of tram services, operating from Monday, April 23, tho following statement was issued by the Railway Departmont last ■.; night:—lt is intended that the through expresses and mail trains shall, be restricted to ono engiuo loa'd throughout.' and passengers are mot to bo booked or admitted to the train when tho ;;■: seating.accommodation has been taken. U£. Passengers who. are unable to ob- ; tarn admittance to trains on any one ; "."day: are advised to reserve seats for the. following; day's train. When a ■-~ tram is fully loaded on leaving the terminal station, telegraphic advice will bo sent forward to-the-stopping-places in advance for the purpose of obviating -.. unnecessary waiting on the part of intending passengers at wayside sta- - ytions. Priority will bo given in all .-;■ cases to ( passengers who have reserved seats.;. Seats will be allotted in .mi- .••■". mencal order in every car until the ■".car/is filled. . .- Passengers (both first and second class) travelling by mail and express - trains running between Wellington aud Auckland, and between Christchurcb, Dunedin, and Invercargill, may, if they :. so'desire, reserve seats, if seats be available, for journeys of'not less than /100 miles on presentation of'tho ticket ;• for the journey to, be made and pay-;.;-me ntof-.a charge of 7d. for each seat vso. reserved. joining trains , at stations .other than Wellington (Thorndou), Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill, and "who wish to reserve -" seats, must-apply to tho stationmaster _ at the station. from which they ' will ' commence their journey, and on presentation of their tickets for the jour;ney, and payment of a fee of 7d., together with the cost of telegram, application will be made for the reser-vation-of. a seat, but no guarantee can be given that seats will then be avail? able for reservation. i .; Seats will not be reserved for jour-1 ;neys of less than 100 miles. -:rThe public are warned that both the number and the size of trains are restricted, and that unless there is room '■ in the train the Railway Department cannot undertake to carry on the trains above mentioned passengers who have not reserved seats. Seats can only be reserved up.-to "the carrying capacity of the train. At terminal.stations, passengers for whom seats have beeii reserved must occupy their seats 15 minutes before ,the train is due to start. Applications for tlio reservation of Beats will not bo received within half an hour of the departure time of the .. tram. ■• ; - _