TRAIN SERVICES.
The Minister of Railways is being inundated with applications for the restoration of train services that were discontinued "during the course of the war. Ilia replies, judging from his own statement, are of the usual stereotyped order, but not intended to quench all hope in the hearts of the suppliants. The most "weighty appeals are being made on bejialf of the through expresses in both islands,,but it is not at all certain these will be the first services restored. The suburban trains really serve a larger number of people and affect important interests that are not concerned in long, distance travelling. In- any ease the armistice has not yet released a large number- of railway workers, and the coal shortage is still a delaying factor. Normal conditions may not be reached for another five or six mouths.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OTMAIL19190207.2.18
Bibliographic details
Otaki Mail, 7 February 1919, Page 4
Word Count
139TRAIN SERVICES. Otaki Mail, 7 February 1919, Page 4
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Otaki Mail. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in