THE NEW TIME TABLE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 608, 11 December 1909, Page 3

THE NEW TIME TABLE.

. *+- A party of passengers by the train which arrived from Wellington via the Wairarapa at Woodville shortly after 2 p.m. yesterday were astonished to learn on arrival that they could not continue the journey notth via Pahnerston for some time, and would have to wait at Woodville for the train which at Pahnerston at 7.55 P' u - This meant that those who desired to travel on the Main Trunk tine would have to remain in Pahnerston that night. A couple of Foxton passengers included in the party, were desirous of catching the 5.35 p.m. train at Palmerston for home and were iu the same box. The altered and ridiculously arranged time-table came in for some very severe criticism*and the Minister for Railways whose ear must have tingled at the time —received a severe wordy chastisement. An appeal was made to the station master —a real gem of a "red taper"— who couldn't even go the length of allowing the passengers to use the telephone iu. order to

secure the services of a motor car

irom Palmerston. However, a k o.'ndly cabby and a hotel- ® S -P«r helped the passengers ■g I tof the difficulty. The cabby 0 a- ispnted to drive the passengers £ 8* r vithin about a quarter o* a mile {f | £he first slip in the gorge—a W m f fcnce of about three and a half S § \<s from Woodville. The party 5§ -n '-padded the hoof" the reELo inder of the distance through § Pje gorge. It was a glorious walk 50 the gorge was looking at its § it—and the scenery was lovely. ff-.ie ladies in the party enjoyed long walk and were treated § ith the utmost kindness by the c »admen. As the party emerged om the gorge the motor car from dams' Ltd., hove in sight—and ie run through to Palmerston delightful. The party were #le to catch their several trains d we presume they arrived at f\eir destination. Why the Mini- ' /it chopped off the connecting y ain from Woodville to Palmerjerston on arrival of the Welling—ton mail at Woodville, is: beyond our comprehension, as it is not ■"*. convenient for a large number of 'Vairarapa passengers to catch the 3 arly morning train and much 1 iissatisfaction is expressed with 2 Uhe new time-table. " t