WON FROM THE ROADS
RAIL TRAFFIC IMPROVES ADVANCE IN THE SOUTH (.Special to THE SUN'.') CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday. “People are using the railways who have not done so for years, and it is clear that we have won much traffic from the roads,” said Mr. H. C. Guinness, chief traffic clerk to a “Sun” representative. “The success of fast train services between Christchurch and Parnassus and between Christchurch and Little River has been noteworthy. “The daily average on the Parnassus line has grown from 28 in 1926 to 61 in 1927, although these figures rather magnify the increase. Mr. Guinness added that the electric carriage service to Little River was a great success.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 15, 8 April 1927, Page 7
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