TRAMS AND TRAINS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21921, 3 October 1934, Page 14

TRAMS AND TRAINS

CO-ORDINATING SERVICES SUGGESTIONS TO BOARD Observations on the need for a greater measure of co-ordination between tramwav and railway services were made by Dr. E. P. Neale, secretary of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, in a letter received at a meeting of the Auckland Transport Board yesterday. Dr. Neale said that in connection with a recent request before the board for a change in the routing of the Great South Road trams it seemed to him that there was a case for the routing of those trams via AVellesley Street East, and the Sandringham and Owairaka trams via Anzac Avenue. The south-eastern suburbs' routes (served through Broadway) ail'tapped both the north and south railways at Newmarket, the Remuera trams at Beach Road, and the Great South Road and outward Victoria Avenue trams at Anzac Avenue. There was then a case of routing via the Anzac Avenue line trams for some suburbs which otherwise did not tap the railway so effectively. In that connection one at once thought of the trams to and from south-western suburbs, via Eden Ter* race, which tapped only the northern railway. It was'unnecessary to give the Great South Road trams an additional point of access to the railway at Anzae Avenue, while to users of the Sandringham and Onairaka trams such a tapping would be a distinct convenience. Another point in Dr. Neale's opinion, on which there was room for a closer co-ordinatibii between tram arid train was in respect of the timing of trama to connect with outward trains. Examples of tram* missing important railway connections 1 were .given by Dr. Neale. The Wellington tramways always had trams for a variety of destinations awaiting important trains at;Thorndon. For Auckland to do the same might cost something, but it brought additional revenue arid provided a convenience for the Transport Board's customers. ■■ j •' " The chairman, Mr. J.» A. C. A Hum, said that owing to the frequent inter* vals at; which trains ran to the railway station there had never been any attempt by the board (-o .connect with tho trains as the service made that unnecessary. Dr. Neale's letter was referred to tho secretary for a report. i