CHRISTCHURCH-PICTON EXPRESS
Sir,—Could you please inform me why the 8.25 a.m. Christchurch to Piclon train is designated an express, seeing that it stops at. practically every station between Waipara and Blenheim? Is the installation of the very costly automatic signalling system between Waipara and Picton justified by the six or eight trains da’ly that run between Waipara and Blenheim? Is this glorified branch line paying for much more than the axle grease, as many of its detractors forecast when it was first opened?—Yours, etc , TAXPAYER. May 15. 1950. [Replying to this letter, the district traffic manager of railways says: “The Christchurch-Picton express train is t : med to stop as required between Waipara and Blenheim. As this is the oqly passenger service in this area, ‘residents are entitled to expect this facility. The installation of the automatic signalling system between Waipara and Picton is fully justified. The volume of traffic emanating from this line has exceeded expectations. “Taxpayer” has apparently overlooked the fact that the residents between Waipara and Blenheim are also taxpayers and, as such, deserve consideration.”]
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Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26118, 22 May 1950, Page 2
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