NEW TRAM ROUTE
Ten Minutes Saved On
Round Trip
Tramears will run on timetable over the new tramway section, via Bowe.il and Sydney Streets, Wellington, for the first time this morning Tlie tirst. ear for Karori to use tlie new line will leave tlie eastern end of Courtenay Place at about <’> a.ni.: tlie first one from Karori for the city via tlie western access route will leave the terminus at C>.2() a.m.
Tlie whole of tlie timetable lias not lieen worked out exactly so far, Imt roughly ears fur Karori will leave tlie city at tlie same time as formerly. Tlie new timetable is bejng worked out on tlie basis of ir saving of 10 minutes lime on tlie round trip—live minutes each way. As a matter of fact, on trial (lie lime lias been improved on by eight minutes: that is to say, ears leaving tlie Courtenay Place stoppingplace have covered tlie distance to K:l--rori Park in .">1 minutes, instead of 39 minutes by the old route; but, for a stun. Hie I rallie ollicers are working to <•: difference of lime of only live minutes. This m:iy Im adjusted later.
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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 266, 5 August 1940, Page 5
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191NEW TRAM ROUTE Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 266, 5 August 1940, Page 5
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