RAILWAY BUSES.
.: ....—..« :■■ ■ : '- '. -_ HOW THEY" WILL BE USED. ( V* (special to "the press.") " / ■•••.. •- -■ WELLINGTON,-March, 9. ; The Railway. Department is calling tenders for motor-buses for use in various parts of New Zealand. It is officially explained that the buses are needed to replace mixed trains on branch lines, so that the Department will be able to; confine the-train services to goods, and therefore will not have to maintain the tracks to such a high standard. Also, operating costs will be reduced. The motor-buses will not use the rails, but will be roadrunning vehicles. . . * * , . s
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Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18636, 10 March 1926, Page 10
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