THE SAFETY LIMIT.
VIEWS OF WELLINGTONOFFICIALS. [by telegraph.—OWN" correspondent.] Wellington", Thursday. The complaint of Mr. Wilford, M.P., 011 the speed of trains upon curves on the Main Trunk line was referred to a railway official to-day, and his explanation was that the instructions to drivers as to speed were baped upon the limits of safety, and, so far as was known, the drivers carried out these instructions. Possibly a driver might be late, and then he would attempt to put on extra steam to make up, but the time-tables were based upon the limits ot' safely. A Government engineer, Mho has travelled much over the curves referred to by Mr. Wilford, said he had passed along tile line in question in a " special," going at twice the time-table speed, and 110 discomfort was felt by the passengers and 110 fears were expressed at that time. The best proof of the safety of the line under the usual rates of speed was that trains had been running on the line for years, and no accident had yet occurred.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13649, 17 January 1908, Page 6
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