OPENING OF THE MATAROA RAILWAY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 133, 5 June 1907, Page 3

OPENING OF THE MATAROA RAILWAY.

He- first passenger train steamed out 6 the Tajhape railway station yard at i3O o'clock on Saturday morning for Hstaraa- which was reached twenty-five rants later. A second train left at IS iue_. and upon its arrival a number « omgratnlatory addresses -were made test tie opening of the Taiiape-Mataroa sexmJar passenger traffic. The opening (Shammy was to have been performed by & Htm. W. Hall-Jones. Acting-Premier. sai Ms Qliiess not intervened to upset alcnktmns.

Oft Taihape-Mataroa section of the *ff& Bland" Vafn Trunk Railway i≤ *2£ fire and three-quarter miles "long, jgi Tark on this section is of a fairly llas J character, some of the cuttings emingiip to 45ft in depth, and banks a IDS in. height. There are two tron-Ss-an the section, one of ■α-hicli is idO Pnis and the other b'6o yards in length. &aa£tian to these tunnels there ; s aJ<=o *s=3ll water tmmeL 271 ft long, to take 5 'waters of the Umarua stream. The been opened to Mataroa for SWs-traffic since the end of May last goods are now carried as far .'-s SpaHe beyond that point- The total fssnce Between Wellington and Anikrail wffl. be 426 miles. Of this 336 nnles are now open for trafglariEgagap stjrj to open of 90 ml!e?. from Taihape to Mataroa., five "*i taree-qoarter miles, is now being for traffic, ard a further length of J"?* noes wfll probably be ready for |™Bg Tnthin a few months. These two with, a further distance 25 miles at the north end. be"t* J-affinarunni and Bajirimu. on 2*SM& traffic is also being carried, . Mc mrlier section betwesfWaiouru (ten. mSss) wMch im-B? 2 - alread J r la ia. reduces the gap construction work rsaanss to he done) to about 32 -whole rf tjj. work _ alon _ y^, fe~® mann«L so as to .'.Hsuxe *!**&**■ *7 rae end of nest rear, part of the jjm adsraacsd that it is antiri}ft »Y January next that the distance °sfrb»Sf r ?P leads be reduced to S^th^T* 5 " !e Sas; in * viui ' !lc ts and two Jaige i of which are now in active I **'no !ed staff! in having the raQfceads j S^-,^!?* 65 already promised. ,! **«r£? *° 31 last^