THE RAILWAYS.
SPEEDING-UP THE SERVICE. « By Tclegraph.-Special to News, Wellington, Last NlgM Officials have for sum© time pa»t h making ft careful inspection of the M Plymouth-Wellington railway serv: with a view to its acceleration. 1 Department ha 3 now received the c cials' report. I understand it has been shown £ three hours can he cut off ths pres twelve hours' trip by reducing the m ber of stopping-places and the dnrat of the stoppages, and bv putting more powerful engines an I making \ tcr u3e of those alreadv in use. ': Department hope to give a nine-an< half or ten hours' service instead the twelve hours. The new service i come into force in the course of a J weeks. The date of the initiation of faster service (will depend upon tie i time-table for the Main Trunk l.ne. 1 service jb also to be accelerated, tori this ease it can only be done bv wen ing the speed of the trains, as the si •ages are now reduced to a minlmu
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 257, 28 March 1914, Page 4
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172THE RAILWAYS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 257, 28 March 1914, Page 4
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