THRILLS ON TRAIN.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 8 August 1924, Page 4

THRILLS ON TRAIN.

WAVES DASH AGAINST CARRIAGES. SUBURBAN RAIL EXPERIENCES. (By Telegraph—Special to Star.) WELLINGTON, Aug. 7. Five miles of the Hutt line running along the Wellington harbour front got the full force of to-day’s heavy southerly. Hutt Valley .residents -who spend tiieir working hours in the city had a lively experience, for the railway trip had auout it some of the thrills and discomforts of a sea voyage in heavy weather. The tide being high, the water lay deep on some portions of the track, and the enginedrivers were cautious in traversing these sections for fear of the ballasting having been disturbed, but the passengers were less disturbed on this account than by the .way the train was splashed. Every now and then a carriage shipped a sea, and the crash on the windows and the squirting of water through the interstices above the frames effectively interrupted the usual suburban small talk or the digestion of sporting news. Railway passengers have often wondered, no doubt, why there is a small swinging window at the top of the main sash in railway cars, and especially why that little window will not close properly, u e passengers can enlighten them. It is a device to break the force of dashing waves by permitting the water to enter the cars and douse the passengers.