The Daily News NEW RAILWAY TIME-TABLE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 228, 23 October 1903, Page 2

The Daily News NEW RAILWAY TIME-TABLE.

In accordance with his promise Mr S. ! F. Whitcombe, the District Traffic Manager, has forwarded us a copy of the proposed new time-tabie for the Wanganui-New Plymouth section of railway. In sending the time table Mr Whitcombe writes as follows" It is considered di sirable to make alterations in the present train services between New Plymouth and Wanganui to give greater facilities to settlers and others and subjoined is the proposed service. It will right through give an extra passenger train each way between New Plymouth and Wanganui, and some of the trains are slightly altered to give more time to passengers in Wanganui and New Plymouth. You will notice that whereas at present it practically takes a passenger from South of Hawera, wishing to do business at stations north of Hawera, three days; under the proposed time-table a passenger can do his businei s at any station as far north as Stratford, spend 2| hours at Stratford and return home the same day, and at stations between Stratford and N ew Plymouth inclusive do all their business and ipturn home the following day. As before stated mixed trains have been altered to suit connecting trains and to meet other local requirements, A gr,at many suggestions have been received from various piaces, but it is not possible to suit all persons and many of the suggestions are impracticable. It is out of the question to give a fas j service io addition to the ma 1 train between Wanganui and N*w Pymoutb, enab- . ling passengers to leave Wangar,ui in : the morning, do business in Nmv Ply 1 moutib, and Return home the sains day. To be of any practical usa such a train would have to stop at all stations, and 1 consequently to perfo:m tha jou my 1 jin the required time, tr'avt-1 at a rate ' of speed far beyond the limits of safety. 1 The time-table ppt befcre you has been' framed wiih a view to'tuoet, as for ae-i i! practical, all reasonable requirements,' ( It is proposed to give it a trial for tl ei y neixt siz: months, commencing on the f Ist December, ft my be of interest f to you to 'know that the proposed alter-at-jop and additions will .cost the Ds-1' 1 9yep .416,900 a year, I

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