THE RAILWAY SERVICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17277, 29 September 1919, Page 6

THE RAILWAY SERVICE.

A NORMAL TIME-TABLE.

ABOLITION OF PERMITS.

INCREASED GOODS TRANSPORT.

All restrictions affecting railway transport are now removed, the reinstatement of the time-table which was in operation prior to July 2 last having token place as from yesterday. The drastic curtailment in railway services was rendered necessary owing to the shortage of coal, and the thro' 1 months of restrictions have seriously affected many businesses. The regulation enforcing the obtaining of travelling permits, which came into operation on August 1, has also been cancelled.

The usual express for Wellington left Auckland at 7.10 p.m. yesterday, and there were 70 vacant seats. An express will leave Auckland for Wellington in future at 7.10 p.m. each day except on Saturdays. An express will leave Auckland for Thames Kotorua, Waihi, Taumaruiiui and Cambridge at 9.15 a.m. daily. A train will leave for Frankton at 3.45 p.m. each day.

The Main Trunk express from Wellington will arrive in Auckland at 6.38 a.in. each day, with the exception of Mondays. The express train from Rotorua and the larger way stations will arrive here at 5 p.m. daily. The slow train leaving Fra,niton at 9.45 a.m. will arrive at Auckland at 2.40 p.m. The removal of the restriction? will greatly benefit travellers on the Kaipara line. In addition to the usual suburban trains others will leave Auckland for Helensville at 7.20 a.m. and 3.50 p.m. daily, and a train from Helensville to Wellsford will depart at 10.oU a.m. The Southern train services will also revert to the time-table existing before July 2, and it is hoped that the Lytteltoa ferry steamers will connect with the expresses. The " pre-war" time-table has not yet been resumed. That to be henceforth observed is the " staff-saving" one, which was first introduced in May, 1917. The chief reduction made at that time was the abolition of the second Main Trunk expresses in the North and South Islands.

The removal of the goods restrictions has been eagerly awaited by business men, and the committee which has assisted in securing the carriage cf 800 tons of goods since August has been disbanded.