THE MAIN TRUNK SERVICE.
fer TELEGIUrH-SrECUL COBUESPOSDSNT.) mu j' 1..,- • Auckland March 11. Iho disabilities under which Cambridge suffers in connection with the Main Trunk S ?Tr Ce to J ,6 ,? ,1 e »B a S in ? the consideration °t- iAV W ? lls, of Cambridge. Tho township has absolutely no connection with tho trains proceeding over tho Trunk line, a;id passengers journeying to or from this district havo to endure a long dreary wait of many hours at Fraulcton. For instance, persons desirous of proceeding to Wellington over the Trunk hue have to ' leavo Cambridge by tho midday express and stop at Frankton till midnight before they can proXL°V r ,oU " ,ey , to tho Em P ire Citv, whilst those coming from Wellington aro shunted out at Frankton at 3 a.m. and can? not reach Cambridge by train till 11.20. To obviate this it is suggested thata daily coach service should be ostabL'shed between Cambndgo and I-rankton. The coach would leavo Cambridge m tho evening conveyinc passengers and mails to connect with the hrougTi train at Frankton from Auckland H would remain overnight at the former place m order to meet tho through' train from Wellington, and bring passengers and mails on, reachmg Cambridge about 5 a m
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 454, 12 March 1909, Page 5
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