NORTH ISLAND MAIN TRUNK LINE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 250, 15 July 1908, Page 2

NORTH ISLAND MAIN TRUNK LINE.

— 9 -' .NIGHT TRAVELLING. In his annual report the Minister for Rail-" ways, referring to. the North' Island--Main - Trunk Railway, says:—' ' > , ; The commercial' interests ofvths. country demand that mails should receive quick di; spatch,:.and:those engaged in ■ suits-- in given ''.'reasonable,.- facilities --forreplying , promptly ' to,.oversea, communications. ■;The : . distance .intervening ' between., AiicklaridVand" Invercargill renders night traveling by .iand *: and sea- 'Unavoidable;'-It also.'iiakes the •curtailnfent;: ; 6f' ! : th' 6. sloppihg-jjlhces- 1 ofthe - • 'through' train's; • which' must'itf 'thS'lfutviro be regarded r as essentially; fa'st-passfihger aiid 'mail trains, an imperative'necessity;' 'It. follows, therefore, that, a'-Batisfactory - service between the' north- find SOuth' ! portions::(jf''the Dominion can be given only by' the number of stopping-places for the through trains, and this will -bo done accordingly. The through trains in the North Island will consist of 50 ft. cars,- convertible , into sleep-ing-cars at night, o and the tiuie-table will Be app'roiiinately:—. .' . .. » . SOUTH BOUND ■ 'Leave Auckland 8.30 p.m. Monday ; arrive: Wellington- 3.30 • p.m JTucsday leno by steamer, for Lyttelton. 8 p.m. same. evening; • . connect with first , express at Christchurcli Wednesday; arrive -Invercargill-9.80-p.rnr same night. • . - - • NORTH BOUND. Leave Invercargill 7.10-a;in. Monday, Lyt- , tolton' by -steamer 10 p.m. -same night;'.arrive Wollingtorf-9' a.nr Tuesday, ■ leavo-12; noon; arrive Auckland 7.15 a.m. WedneS-' day. Similarly on other days daily connect tioris' will also' be provided; between Napier : and New Plymouth and; Auckland. It.is desirable that .the Manawatu : Railway . Company's line-be taken over at tho:oarljest possible date. ■ ■■ ■Plans for hew, railway stations;: at/Auckland and Wellington.'.':were in course of. pre-*, pa'ration. . ' .