Steamer-

Press, Volume C, Issue 29696, 14 December 1961, Page 13

Steamer-

P. Glute. There were complaints of stewards cluttering up passages and gangways with dirty linen. Another complaint was that although the Railways Department sold first-class tickets, it put a very minor number of first-class carriages on the train. New Ship The board would have to be getting out plans to accommodate the new ship the company had in view, said the chairman (Mr A. A. Macfarlane). It was not clear what part the railways would have at the port when the tunnel road was put through. “We will have to make arrangements whereby the wiharf will no longer be a railway station but a passenger depot,” said Mr W. S. Mac Gibbon. “The Christchurch Transport Board has applied for a licence to run a service through the tunnel once it is completed. I visualise that we will have a fast bus service from the steamer - express to the centre of the city.” Mr E. Brophy said the board was not concerned in the form of transport used, but in getting the passengers from the steamer-express to the transport. Mr F. W. Freeman: The final solution is the tunnel road. Mr Macfarlane: The tunnel road, the elevated roadway and the new ship are all factors working towards a solution. The board agreed that the letter be received and that the association be advised that the board had improvements steadily in view.