WAIRARAPA TRAIN SERVICE

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10648, 1 June 1912, Page 5

WAIRARAPA TRAIN SERVICE

important Announcement.

SPLENDID .CONCESSIONS;

(By Telegraph—Press Association.J

PALMEIRSTO.N N., Last Night

The Minister-of Riailways made ait , announcement to-day regarding tihe proposed altera,fciom' in t'lie train seri vices on the Manawatu land WairaJ rapa lines. A new train will, lie said, be put on from Pa-J,merston .to connect 'with the team: leaving Woodville for "Wellington at 2,.15 p.m. A. train will leare Welilingitcn. at 4.45 a.m. as a goods' train fco Cross' Creek, thence as !a. mixed t-rWn to Woodviill©. This train will leave Clross' Creek at '8 a.m.; and Maisterton. at 10 a.m., and will conect witli the 'mail train from • Napier to .Wellington. This gives the cbfnnjection asked for 'from the Wairairapa district, with the express to Auckland. A tiiairi will leave Palmerstom North at 12.40 p.m., after the arrival, of: the express from AGckkody I taking passengers ifor the Wlairairapa las far as Cross' Creek. .This ttirain will i leave Wood-viUe- at i 2.15, and Master- ' ton ait 5.30 p&i. The 7.50 a.m. mail [train from Welllngtioii via Wairairapji ■ will reach iWocdvill§ at 2.10 p.fH 1 ., or f tei-j ,miaiiuite® r earlieir tiha-ru Q.fc iWe'&ent. fTlhie mail train from Napier .will leave at 8.45 a.m., five minutes earlier than 'at 'present, reaching Woodville at 1 [p.m., and allowing tiime for luncli, I and reaching Palme,rston at 2,20 p.m.. ■ The mail tain now leaving, Woodivlle [at 1.2,0 p.m. will leave at 1.15 ip.im., [Masterton >3.33 p.m., and arrive at i Wellington at 7.20- p.m.. This will (ensure connection with the ,Welling-ton-Lyttelton ferry service,. Passengers fiom the Napier line for the Wai-iraa-ajpa u illl Ithen-'llave:"ls-.mdii«tes46r;. launch at Woodiville,'instead of/5 minutes cis at present. These arrangements will give tfoe -Wairajrapa people practically whiat they asked ifor. Ftarthen improvements im the Welli-nigton-•Napier anail service will ibe effected as goon as'more p6werflul locomotives, now being; builtt by Messrs Price .Bros., of. Thames,, are available, estimated 1 to (be in about ,six monthis' time. In addition to the gain :by tdie more powertime wffill be savedirii rediticiais iflie present delays through stoppages. The cost of the addition to the trains will amount' to a icons-id-eraible sum. Ni©vei'thele.S(?i, the 'services will be greatly improved for -both passenger and goods traffic, removing to a large- extent the dellay-s in traiisit of jgoods hetweem. Wellington and the Waiilairapa, now complained of. 'Against (the (additional expense there ■ "will be an undoubted reduction ctf the extra goods trains# now required to '•fe'kej the traffic,' 'and, ;•&, addition, 't6' this the more expeditious 'handling of the rolling stock will be' S difect gain 'tb the Dephnitmenit. , 'The new. train between Woodville tctnd Wellington, will to some extent assist the Department in relieving the pressure at Palmerston, and on the Aiania-watu line. It is also considered that: the new Trains <wil lia.ve the effect of increasing the business to (and from the Waararapa. OCt is proposed that these alteration* fehall cojnie inito effect as ifr<om Ist July. '