THROUGH TRAINS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 280, 22 August 1919, Page 6

THROUGH TRAINS

SOME TO RUN NEXT WEEK SCHOOL CHILDREN AND HOLIDAYS Arrangements are being made to run through trains between Wellington, Auckland, ami New Plymouth, and between ClirUtchurch, Dunedin, and Invereavgill. The new arrangement will be brought into operation next week. A train will leave Invereargill at midday 011 .Monday for Dunedin, and a train will leave Dunedin for Christchurcli on Tuesday. On the return journey, a train will leave Christchurch for Dunedin 011 Thursday, and Dunedin for Tnvercargill on Friday.

On tlie northern lilies, a train will leave Auckland for Wellington at 7.10 p.m. on Tuesday, and Wellington for Aueldand at midday on Thursday; Wellington to New Plymouth 011 Tuesday; and New Plymouth to Wellington 011 'i'hi..'sday. The hours of departure will be approximately the times followed by the express trains 'before the restrictions were brought into operation. Connection with Naoier will be made at Pnlmerston North.

The restrictions on passengers travelling will remain in operation, as the necessity for coal-saving still exists. The engines used for the passenger service notified above will be utilised for goods Uaffic on the return journey.

If the position in respect to coal improves. further measures for relief so far as goods tra'iic is concerned will be taken.

Mr. Hemes said that next week Ilia train? would be able to toko school children if arrangements could be made for them to travel in batches to their homes. Heads of schools had been written to 0:1 this matter, ami asked to let Hie Department know exactly how many children there wero to travel.

SI.IGHT IiIPBOVEJfRNT IN COAL SUPPLIES. By Te'CKraph'—Press Association. Clii'istchurch, August 21. The Mayor has received the following telegram from the Hon. W. H. Herries, Minister of Railways: "Sir. Massey has asked me to reply to your telegram of yesterday, Owing to a slight improvement in the coal supplies, the Department hopes next week to be able to arrange for the carriage of school pupils to iheir homes by rail if it is necessary. Headmasters and principals should «nimunicalc with the Traffic Manager. I would have been glad to do it before, but the eoal position would not warrant any increase ill passenger Iraliie to the detriment of goods trf-.ffic, which was considered of more importance to the industries of the Dominion It is also proposed next week to start the naming of one through express per week each we.y between Christchurch and Dunedin."