HOLIDAY TRAFFIC

Evening Star, Issue 20137, 30 March 1929, Page 12

HOLIDAY TRAFFIC

TRAMS AND BUSES BOTH SERVICES BUSY Mr W. IF. Mackenzie, manager of the Dunedin Corporation tramway services, reports that on Thursday the tr.-.ffie was heavy. So it was also on Good as the receipts show—£4ol 6s, as against £353 7s LI last year. Jt was an ordinary service that the tramcars ran yesterday. The observation tours by the elcctno buses were well patronised yesterday, and this morning, the ten buses assigned to that work carried full loadings, local sightseers being joined by strong reinforcements from the excursionists of the Corsair Chib of Christchurch, who arrived by special train. At the time of going to press the indications were that the department would bo very busy all. the afternoon. RAILWAY SERVICES BIG LOADING YESTERDAY-NORMAL TG-DAY The heavy traffic on Thursday was continued in the evening._ The trains leaving Dunedin lor Christchurch at 3 0.20 and 13.20 carried between, them about 3,000 Two night expresses Irom Christchurch to°Duncdin, arriving yesterday morning, brought about the same number. 'fhe Good Friday traffic was simply a scries of rushes. 'The numbers transported from Dunedin for long distance-i were approximately ns (ollows; 7.4.0 a.in. to Central 360 7.52 a.m. to Central 200 8.35 a.m. to Gore- bop 8.-10 a.m. to Christchurch ... 300 9 a.m to Invercargill 500 0.5 a.m. to Christchurch ... 450 31.31 a.m. to Christchurch ... 400 'J’he inward traffic yesterday was on the same scale. The express arriving at 4.25 from Christchurch brought 2oU. and the one reaching Dunedin from Christchurch, brought 480. The two oxpresses Irani the south landed about dOO* , . . This morning 1 lie duct feature in *ho platform business tv as liic arrival at Iho spoeinl Irani Christchurch with the Coisair Club's excursionists, numbering 800 It was limed to pull in at Dunedin at 7.20 a.m., but was excusably about an hour late. The return journo v is to start at 11 pan. Otherwise the traffic to and Irom Dunedin this morning was normal on Hie ordinary service. The 3.35 to Invercargill carried R>o, and the <-.40 hi Christchurch 200, the 11.40 to Chi istchurch 300. . The express timed, to arrive at Dunedin at 4.25 had 440 on hoard. Monday promises to be very busy on all lines.