OTIRA TUNNEL
HEAVY DEMAND FOR ROLLING STOCK.
May "’ill probably set new figures for the goods traffic through the Otira Tunnel from the West Coast to Can tei*bury. Tile Australian strike liar speeded up the production of coal in the West Coast mines, and goods engines are panting up the long in dine from Stillwater to Arthur’s Pass under the weight of long rakes of waggons from the collieries. Every day the power house staff at Otira must provide haulage through the tunnel for trains aggregating at leas! 2000 tons in weight. The following figures supply a revealing .comparison of the traffic foi this and last year, the totals given being the gross weight of all goods trains, exclusive of engines, passing through the tunnel From west te east:—
The following 'are the tonnages for last week:—Monday 1476,' Tuesday 1526, Wednesday 2212, Thursday 2250. Friday 2500, and Saturday 2250.Railway officials; i would be glad' if customers of the Department awaiting trucks would romemlier the heavy demands which They are meeting from all lines. In addition to the trucks wanted for the tunnel traffic an nirwecedented number has been needed ‘to deal with a. great rush of shipping at Greymouth, where the loading of ber and coal has reached record proportions. and also at Lyttelton, the outward cargo at that port being principally meat.
Taking, the average load of each truck as ten tons, it will be seen that over 1200 have been needed this week for the Otira Tunnel traffic alone.
1029. 1928. Week ending A.pr. 27th — • 9,652 7,-940 May 4 th--12,080 7,567 May 11th--11,035 9,656 ' , May 18th--12,214 10,958
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Hokitika Guardian, 20 May 1929, Page 7
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269OTIRA TUNNEL Hokitika Guardian, 20 May 1929, Page 7
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