NEW RAIL-CAR SERVICE

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 287, 2 September 1942, Page 6

NEW RAIL-CAR SERVICE

Westport-Greymouth

“Arrangements have 'been concluded between the Railways Department and the Public Works Department for the inauguration of a railcar service between Westport and ■ Greymouth to operate on and after Monday, September 7,” said the Minister of Railways, Mr. Semple, yesterday. .“It is the intention to have two services each way daily and that all will have connexions with the through services between Christchurch and Greymouth," said Mr. Semple, who added that a rail-car would leave Greymouth daily at 7.25 a.m. (three-quarters of an hour after the arrival of the early rail-car from Christchurch) and would ■be due to arrive at Westport at 11.5 a.m. In the afternoon a rail-car would leave Greymouth at 3.25 p.m., connect at Stillwater Junction with the 10 a.m. Christchurch-Greymouth express and be due to arrive at Westport at 7.18 p.m. In the reverse direction a rail-car would leave Westport at 7.21 a.m., connect at Stillwater Junction with the 10.18 a.m. Greymouth-Christchurch express and be due to arrive Greymouth at 10.57 a.m. The second car from Westport would leave at 2.50 p.m., connect at Stillwater Junction with the 5.42 p.m. Greymouth-Christchurch railcar and be due to arrive at Greymoutli at 6.29 p.m. The rail-cars to lie used were the Vulcan type recently imported from England, each car. seating 52 passengers. As a result of the action taken, a large saving would lie effected in both petrol and commercial tyres.