1000 waggons in backlog
PA Blenheim A backlog of more than 1000 railway waggons has built up in the South Island because of recent problems with the Cook Strait rail ferries, a Railways Corporation spokesman said. The district traffic manager for the South Island, Mr Robert Taylor, said the backlog would take at least a week to clear under normal conditions. He said the corporation was now accepting only perishable and urgent freight. From this week, the ser-
vice was to have been maintained with a three vessel fleet but yesterday only one ferry, the Arahura, was still running. On Monday evening the Arahanga was damaged while berthing at Wellington. Although the ship crossed the strait again that night, she was taken out of service for repairs on Tuesday and was not expected to be back on the run for at least a day. The Aratika was undergoing sea trials yesterday after her extensive refurbishing.
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