NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS

NZ Truth, Issue 1149, 8 December 1927, Page 14

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS

CHRISTMAS TRAIN ARRANGE-

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EXTRA EXPRESS TRAINS

On 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th December, 2nd, 3rd, 4th January, leave Wellington for Auckland 3.36 p.m. On 24th December leave Auckland for "Wellington 2.0 p.m. On 23rd and 24th December leave Wellington for Auckland 8.30 p.m. On 22nd, 23rd December, 2nd, 3rd. 4th January leave Auckland for Welllngton 8.40 p.m. For restrictions on express trains, see Booklets, obtainable free at all railway stations. WELLINGTON-PALMERSTON NORTH-WANGANUI On 23rd, 24th, 26th, 27th December, 2nd, 3rd, 4th January, usual 8.20 a.m. Wellington-Palmerston North trains run throught to Wanganui arriving Wanganui 3.17 p.m. (on 24th December connects "with train leaving Aramoho 3.10 p.m. for New Plymouth).. On the same dates tho usual 3.43 p.m. Palmerston North-Wellington train will start from Wanganui, leaving Wanganui 12.40 p.m. (on 3rd January train leaving New Plymouth 8.48 a.m. connects at' Aramoho). On 23rd, 26th, 27th, December, 2nd, 3rd, 4th January, . Holiday Excursion tickets issued from stations Wellington to Fordell Inclusive to stations between Palmerston North and Wanganui inclusive, and on 24th December excursion tickets issued from Wellington to Wanganui inclusive to stations j Palmerston North to Waveiiey, inclusive, wiil NOT be accepted on the ordinary UP Wellington -New Plymouth Express. On these dates Holiday Excursion tickets issued from stations Wanganui to Feilding inclusive — on 3rd January those issued from New Plymouth to Feilding, inclusive (except to Wellington and the South Island) will not be available on the Down ordinary New Plymouth-Well-ington express). WELLINGTON-PALMERSTON NORTH-NAPIER ' On 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 31st December, 2nd, 3rd, 4th January ( extra express train leaves Palmerston North for Napier at 12.5 p.m. (the 8.20 a.m. WellingtonPalmerston North-Wanganui train connects at Palmerston North on -these dates). On the same dates extra express train leaves Napier for Palmerston North at 9.20 a.m. arriving Palmerston North 2.32 p.m. (On 3rd January runs through to Wellington, arriving Wellington 5.32 p.m.). On thes,e dates the ordinary NapierWellington Express will take passengers only for Longburn and stations beyond Longburn on Manawatu line and for Wairarapa line beyond .Woodville, and beyond Palmerston North on the Palmerston North-Wanganui-New Plymouth line for stations at which the Up Wellington-New Plymouth express stops. This train will not lift passengers at Paekakariki or Johnsonville and will pick up South Island passengers at Shannon, Levin and Otaki, who are holders of combined rail and steamer tickets only. On 3rd January will also NOT lift holders of excursion tickets Dannevirke to Palmerston North inclusive for Wellington. The ordinary UP Wellington-Napier expi-ess will not lift passengers between Palmerston North and Waipawa inclusive. Passengers holding through tickets from stations on the Wanganui line (beyond Palmerston North) or from stations on Wairarapa line (beyond Woodville) may join this train at Palmerston. North and Woodville respectively. ■On 24th December, extra express for Napier' leaves Wellington 8.6 a.m. This train takes passengers only for i Palmerston North-Napier and intermediate stations. J NIGHT TRAINS 24th DECEMBER, ' 1927. On 24th December, night train for 1 Wanganui and Napier leaves Welling,ll.o p.m. Night trains "for Wellington leave Napier 9.45 p.m. and Wanganui 11.45 p.m. Holiday excursion tickets available *or return until llth February, 1928, will be obtainable from 14th December to sth January as under: — All sections (from any station to any other station on same section. From any officered, station on North and South Island Main Line and Branches and Picton Section to any station on those Sections). For further particulars see Booklet.