NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS, 1908. FROM 21st December to 4th January inclusive Christmas Day and Sundays), extra mail trains will run between Wellington and Wanganui as follows:— UP.—Wellington depart 8.20 a.m., Palmerston 12.35 p.m. DOWN.—Wanganui depart 12.45 p.m., Palmerston 4.12. The Ordinary Up Wellington-New Plymouth Mail train on dates the Extra Up Mail train runs will not take ; pasengers for any station north of Pal- ' merston North up to Wanganui inclusive. Such passengers will require to travel by the Extra Up Mail. The Ordinary Dpwii New Plymouthi Wellington Mail train will not take passengers , from stations Wanganui to Feilding inclusive, except- from Main Trunk line, and between Longbum and Wellington will stop for passengers only at Otaki, Paekakariki and Johnsonville. , PALMERSTON NORTH-NAPIER. On 25th December (Christmas Day): Special train for Napier leaves Palmerston North at 5-. 45 a.m. (change at Woodville). . UP. For jWoodville and Napier, Palmerston depart noon . For Dannevirke, Palmerston depart 5.10 p.m. DOWN. , ' ~ For Palmerston North—Napier depart 8.45 a.m., Dannevirke •> depart 8.30 a.m., Woodville depart 2.40 p.m. ■'■....-■•• _ On 26th December (Boxing Day): The Mail trains (Ordinary, and . Extra) will run as usual. Other trains, stopping, if required, at all stations,' Avill .ru'ii as under:— UP. ' For Napier.—Palmerston North depart 12.0 noon. For Waipukurau.—Palmerston North depart 8.15 a.m. ; For Dannevirke. — Palmerston North depart 7.10 p.m. DOWN. For Palmerston North.—Waipukurau depart 2.40 Dannevirke 8.25 a.m.. 5.35 p.m., Woodville 9.40, 10.0 a.m., 1.40 p.m., 2.40 p.m. . WELLINGTON-FOXTON-PAL-MERSTON NORTH. On 24th December: ; In addition to the/Ordinary Timetable trains and .phe. Extra , Mail" trains b'etween Wellington and Wanganui, the following train will run:— For Palmerston North and Wanganui.—Wellington (Thorndon) depart 11.20 p.m., Palmerston North dep. 3.50 a.m., on 25th, • connecting at Martqn with train for Taihape, and at Aramoho , with Wanganui River Excursion. " On 25th December (Christmas Day): With the exception of the Wel-lington-New Plymouth and New Plymouth-Wellington. Mail trains, the 6.55 a.m. Palmerston NorthWellington, the 4.15 p.m. Welling-ton-Palmerston North, the a.m. Foxtori-Palmerston North, and 5.35 p.m. Palmerston North-Foxton | trains, which will run as usual, the ordinary. time-table will be suspend- ■■' ec *- ' ' "".'■■ ■ ■■ i A special passenger train will leave Palmerston North at 3.55 a.m. for Wellington. This train will stop only at Shannon, Levin, Otaki, Paekakariki, and aU stations south of Paekakariki, as required, for passengers. . ■ • . On 26th December (Boxing Day): With the exception of the Wel-lington-New „ Plymouth ordinary j Mail-trains- and the Wellington- , Wanganui Extra Mail trains, the. 6.55 a.m. train from Palmerston to Wellington and the 4.15 p.m. train Wellington to Palmerston North, which will run as usual, the ordin-" ary timetable will be suspended. The 7:50 a.m. Ordinary Up Mail train will only take through passengers for stations north of Wani gahui. '-.'.'.' r"" Other-trains will run as under:— For Palmerston North.—Wellington depart 6.30 a.m., Foxton 9.0 a.m. These trains run via Racecourse. For Foxton.—Palmerston North depart 6.20 p.m. For Wellington (Thorndon). — Palmerston North depart 5.25 p.m. On 28th December,: The usual 7.0 a.m. Foxtoii-Pal-merston "North.train will leave Foxton at 9.0 a.m., Palmerston North arrive 10.45 a.m. ■ The usual 9.0 a.m. Palmereton North-Foxton train will leave Pal-, i merston North at 12.17 p.m., Foxtori arrive 1.45 p.m. PAILMERSTON NORTH RACES. On 23rd and 28th December: , ..;.". Special Race trains will leave Palmerston North at 10.48, 11:10, and 11.3.8 a.m., returning from Racecourse at 4.50, 5.30,; and 5.40
p.m. The usual 5.5 p.m. Palmerston North-Wellington train will leave Palmerston 5.25 p.m., Racecourse ■5.45 p.m. . • The 9 a.m. Foxton-Palmerston North and the 6.40 a.nr. Paekaka- . riki-Palmerston North trains will run via Racecourse. The visual 5.35 p.m. Palmerston North-Fbxtpn train will leave Palmerston North at 6.0 p.m. The extra Down Mail train,--leav-ing Palmerston North 4.12 p.m., will . at. Awapuni to take up passengers. -■-'■-. ■: ;.". ■■■■:■ The usual 5.10 p.m. PalmerstonDannevirke train will leave Pal-
merstoii 6.50 p.m. The usual 6.55 t p._m. train -■ Woodvillo-Masterton will be. delayed .'to connect. On - 26th December (Boxin cr Dav): t Special Race trains will leave Palmerston North at 10.40, 11.0, 11.18, and 11.88 a.m.. returning from Racecourse at 4.50, 5.30, 0.-10, and 6.0 p.m. Special paesenprer train will leave Palmerston for Wellington at 5.25 p.m., Racecourse- 5.45 p.m. This train will hot stop for passengers between Lorigburn and Paekakariki, bu€ will stop at; all stations, as re- ■ quired,■,«juth; of Paekakariki. , ■Sp'ecial l train for Paekakariki avi'Jl leave Palmerston North at 5.55 p.m. Special train leaving Racecourse,at 6.5 p.m. will connect with this train at Awap'urii Junction, also with the 6.20 p.m. train from Palmerston North to Foxton. , The Extra Down Mail train leav- . Pafmerston North at 4.12 p.m. will stop, at: bAwapuni to take up passengers.. v . ,' ; Pa l ssenpfers for Longburn and "-'almerstoh North at /Excursion faro will not be carried by. the 7.50 aan. Ordinary ,TJp Mail train. I Train for Palmorstbn North will
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8753, 18 December 1908, Page 8
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