ARTHUR’S PASS TUNNEL
LOCOMOTIVES READY. BY TBLEGBAPH.—PB.ESS ASSOCIATION. Christchurch, April 4. The five electric locomotives which have been built at the Addington Workshops for use on the Arthur’s Pass-Otira section of the Midland Railway will be hauled to Arthur’s -Pass in a few days- They are now ready to be, used, and after being hauled by \ steam locomotives to the pass they will be able to run through the tunnel to Otira by electric power. It is probable that, a fajr amount of goods traffic will be taken through, the tunnel by the locomotives before jffie opening of the tunnel for passenger traffic. '
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Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 169, 5 April 1923, Page 9
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