For Railway Passengers Guidance.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 May 1910, Page 4

For Railway Passengers Guidance.

JUMMARY OF THE NEW TIME The alterations and amendments x) the railway time table have reluced many a citizen to the state >f John Jones, costermonger, some >ime of London, made illustrious by i song writer who sang of him that, 'since Jack Jones came into a littli bit of oof 'e dunno where e> arel" Fhe experiences of varying time babies during the past three or four months havoleft dubious impressions in the minds of citizens, and quite Ei number have missed their passages through confusing last month's times with those of the present. No doubt there will be general appreciation felt for the subjoined summary of train times, which will be printed in, "The Chronicle" from . day to day, until familiarity ourea the present doubtfulness with which residents in various localities are afflicted.

As previously mentioned, there are several wayside stations at which one or more of tlie above trains will stop whenever passengers desire to be Bet down or taken up. Local residents may ascertain which are the trains which cater for their towns, and may then work out, from the above figures, the time which the train will take to travel from the station immediately preceding. The Auckland express reaches Palmerstom, from the North, at 12.40 p.m. and arrives at Thorndon at 4.7 p.m. The Auckland express leaves Thorndon at 12.15 p.m. and reaches Palmereton at 3.85 p.m.

FEOM WELLINGTON. |.|| W% %-■% NEW PLYMOUTH-THORNDON TRAIN. Paekakariki 6.40 9.7 10.36 11.15 6.2 S-β 3 - &£ Tokomaru • — Waikanae • — 11.50 • <% B FcrOg.® Makerua — — — — Tβ Horo * — • * • |L g-g**'" Shannon 8.5 2.0 3.28 4.16 6.12 Otaki "... ". 7.50 9.52 11.20 12.20 7.0 §•< Z Koputaroe • • — # — Manakau — * ••«•-• g S-β! Levin 8.39 2.40 3.52 4.42 6.47 Levin 8.50 10.23 11.50 1.5 7.44 SJ'Eg** ?§'g. Manakau * * ' — * Koputaroa * _ • e 2- e 5- §S Otaki 9.25 3.25 4.21 5.13 7.45 Shannon 9.30 10.48 12.11 1.56 8.14 *g £* 5 S- " Tβ Horo * — * * Makerua • — — • * 2.° § g 3- Waikanae • • • _ Tokomaru • • • • g"--f S-_~- g.* 3 Paekakariki 10.33 4.30 5.0 5.57 8.55 Palmereton (arrive) ... 10.45 11.32 12.58 3.10 9.5 S-g.g 2 ■ WeDineton 12.13 2.30 6.22 7.23 10.45 • Stops when roqueted. S B Sβ ?§•§ • Stops when requested.