PICNICS BY TRAIN
INVESTORS’ REVENUE FROM SERVICE . The popularity of the train for the conveyance of picnic parties can be gauged from a perusal of the latest figures available. During the quarter ended March, 1928, 172,336 picnickers were carried by ordinary and special trains throughout the Dominion. Notwithstanding the exceptionally cheap rates, the revenue from this source amounted to £19,119 Is. 7d. It is considered that the principal reasons for the preference accorded the “picnic train” are the low cost, and the convenient service given. In the past, schools, friendly societies, trades’ unions, and other organised bodies were restricted to one cheap-fare excursion annually. This restriction has now been removed.
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Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 79, 27 December 1928, Page 3
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110PICNICS BY TRAIN Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 79, 27 December 1928, Page 3
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