Arthar's Pass Tunnel.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 February 1923, Page 4

Arthar's Pass Tunnel.

THE Ml N i.-iTEiCB SYAT EM ENT j GTHtA. Eeh. i. | The Hon .1 G. Coatlis, Minister el i Viildie Works, made the important j statement to-night, after inspecting, llie Arthur's Pass tunnel works, tliat | the Department would run a through 1 passenger anil goods .service constantly! to Cue West toast in April. 1 h j Minister saitl I lint the w ork would not j be completed in utk tor tile ! asi. rj trMiir. ii: addilioii. the l)e:iarunent | will run urgent goods irnfiir throueiij liie tunnel :u vlaivh. Certain d;i!irul-j til’s mav on ill*. aa>i r.uii.-tr.a tioii wiu,:j li'sting. of eour.,.’. may m an short tie-| lavs, ’out urgmt traliie. such as dairy produee. lamb, mutton, etc., will he earned as air as i ireaiastaiiee.' perIM ii. A certain amount of heavy loading will be necessary lor tarty in- out Llie U'si.s. and goods will be tarried instead of ballast. ’{ tunnel and equipment. when roTiplel:xl. said the Miiii'-tr will luVve . ii.si !; 1.3 CI.I'JO, and the interest on the aiaouni at i per cent, ’.vn.' aooui j i;4lXi,) a month. The long: r llie op mi:: ; for irahie was dtdayed. tile gl-.M.ei J the caoita! cost would iwcotue. ami it j was his desire to have Irani' u at oiling | through the tunnel a- soon as it by- j came possible. ’ • | (P ,! thill rood P’-ngri-.s has hi t II :uado.'’ said Mr C' oo ■ . ~l\--lavs have oi ■ i i d through ne luult lithe Department. The coal strike m Eu'dami held work up for a long Ume. then the loss of essuin ml materials in tlie* now. r-liou';: .but we now have over come the difficulties. Of the cm, trie ioeoniotive'. one is in Can deuurcu ~ [ will he hi ought cut very soon'.'The overhead wiring will completed through the ’* m'V" :M J'.'" jj.jt.ji i*;i;*<*<.* \Y‘*rks v. ill >’‘L‘ UK* whole of that work finished. The open i„„ of the tunnel is too .serious and too urgent lo he il-lsyt',! a day lunger Ur.u, ,arv. 1 here i- a good ileal yvl *" be done,’ and the travellmg puhlie may in nut Ml. with -me imvavsiiieue.- . lint that t; nothing " ,,!I ! i:ir< ," l with getting the line opened and mnkjii.v it revenue-produi’iiig. Tlm Minister was not able t" “'.v wliai- alteration . if any. would be m.nle ill the time-table, us tlm! was a mu.! for the Railway Deuartme ut Ep travelling time from Otira t<> Ariluir - Pass on the up grade wdl h- luiiiytwo minute-, and twenty-five minutes j the other way on the down INSPECTION he ti nnei.. The Minister. aeeompanieiM'.y Mr I’ ■ AY. Eurkeil, Ifngineei'-in-C'hiel of the |>;il,|je Works Depart ineiil. and Mr II!, t limie. organiser of th ■ ( ant' s, Proeress l.eagiie, in.speeted the tunnel In-dav. with the ohjeet of investigating ,-mis", of del.v in Hr eompl.-imn <>i th- line and x|')ifililig '»!> the r- maiunig work. Thav were met at AGl"ii ’,.v ill J. D. Gillk . ih: iru I me i/iei’i*." Grevuiiiiai'. am I .Mr H. V M“ kiuH’ii*. 1.-.,nil-id. engim ir. Otira. U'er insjeiling Ih" work at Arthur's Pa-s. limy iirid • the tri:> thrimgh llie I In an op-u irueii hauled hy one el t a Jell'rev elecirie motors on a 2ft. (fin. ■rang, . The lnnu-1 i-. live miles (w eiity live ehaius ill length, wuh a dr u "T Sfv Ift to the Otira end. the journey !> ■ in-; done without He u-- m powei in sevenueii minutes, al a sir -,, ot :'J"'UI iweiil v mill s an i -iii'. Th •' Mini.el itself now i- eoiniileled ex, rot for a few ehaius "f permanent , ... ~i,. ... „1, |., I, done. Al ( Mil i. ~ ''ai-.:ard. He .ow ’r-h:n:-e uea 'in ■ i-< i: 111111 ■ t ion. The.-, me two : ii r file : : heap: h' m<l • •'- |.e in- :••:’!■'! lie: e P"W •. v. !• wdl 1 . -el:;.-, n ie in. ■ i a i■' • m i hreiig’i . !'<• Inu n ! ai •' ' ' | •> in mu I Mie in' - a " quite ■ " :p! ■; u ‘A orb • I""" on lin i - b filer-, ami • ■ '\■ uo : ■ ■ .... I ,o I ■ ■ ,eV ilU’ '. Ul .‘ i-U. a month's t mm. Ihe sta' mu yo”e at Otira i- well 'O': 1: J '' ' ~'; slali-'ii leuldiu-. i- re *ivmg '• ■ ,n .. ioivh- s. : ml niwvav a.r- . - Pll.ii: -A'-O* :'• ' “■ mi. ii i- ■ ■•! a' t laspa.'. "i U: “ anvl' Will oae"r !o d-1 y t'.e ep-u-" "f li'