“SUNLIGHT EXPRESS”
NEW NAME FOR LttHTEB DISTINCTIVE TITLES MOOTED (Special to THIS BUN) WELLINGTON, To-th»y In the older countries various attractive names are given fast expresses by railway companies, and the New Zealand Railway Department is now considering following their example. The trains which may be named are those between Wellington and .Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin. For the Southern night train the name suggested is “The Moth,” though two others are also tabled. These are “The Red Ribbon” (from its colour), and “The Empire Express,” from the name of Empire which is upon the train. It is proposed that the Daylight Limited between Wellington and Auckland shall be named “The Sunlight Express," but no name has been put forward for the night train One proposal is that the Northern ami Southern-bound trains shall be given , different names.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 460, 15 September 1928, Page 1
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