SUBURBAN RAILWAY SERVICE. TO THE EDITOR.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 46, 24 February 1908, Page 4

SUBURBAN RAILWAY SERVICE. TO THE EDITOR.

Sir,— The departmental reply to restatements as to irregularity of arrival of the workman's train, were not begging the question, is proof of my statement that the efforts of tho department to run one train to time, is neutralised by weakness in despatch, of the up train. For instance, jf tho 7.18 train is timed to arrive at Xgarhaurauga first, why should the dowu train have had to await its arrival iv order to prevent fouling the line? I made no reference as to how different statio:. cjocks compared, I gaVo tho facts a>j to late arrivals as shown on the Wellington, platform clock. I did net exaggerate, and 1 1 repeat that.* on one occasipn tho delay ' north of Ngahavtranga ' was 5£ miimte?, a ' statement -whibh can be verified by oue of yoijr own staff. " I agree that ! tho prerent,v' train ,is sufficient for +JlO 1 rraffic, but submit that while it would not in any way interfere with the running of any other train or trains, tho cutting 01 the present unweikly train in half-jwhilo it would not cost the department a single penny piece— would result in considerabla convenience to tho?o to whom a punctual arrival or a few minutes moro to spare at "Wellington is a matter of dire, necessity. _ ' But after all it is only a work- - man's train, -and they only count at election time.— l am, etc., CONSTANT TPvAVELLER. Petonc, 21st February, 1908.