LUXURIOUS TRAVEL

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 60, 22 May 1928, Page 3

LUXURIOUS TRAVEL

HOTEL ON WHEELS. NEW DE LUXE TRAVEL CAR. Travel de luxe for wealthy tourists and holiday parties is provided hy the latest acquisition to the Railway Department’s fleet of rolling a luxurious oar for obsei’vaj tion and accommodation has been 'placed on the line in Wellington, ' and will be available for attachment to any train' on any part of the New Zealand lines. Compared with American travel of this nature, the prices appear reasonable. The new observation car reprc- ’ sents the greatest effort which the Railway Department in this country had made toward the comfort and fcouvenience of passengers, and is a | typical illustration of the manner in which the wealthy taste is being cat- { ered for, I For those who are prepared to pay | for a de luxe trip through the coun- | try,. the luxurious lounges and efficient facilities of the new car furbish a travelling hotel of high stan--1 dard, separated from the usual in- ! convenience of luggage transfer ‘and personal transport. An,attendant is always On the car, and all meals are procurable as the journey porgresses, or as the palatial carriage rests on a railway siding. \Sleeping accommodation for six ? people is ' provided in three two- ! berth cabins.

The car is the one which convey- ' eel the Royal visitors around the North Island early last year, and iWhich later was engaged by PaderefjWski. It has been remodelled and (transformed into a vehicle with the requirements necessary for a travelling hotel. f Very naturally the traveller on the latest <Je luxe car has to pay for ' the privilege, but the figure compares favourably with the prices for similar journeys in the United States and in England, upon the lines of which it has been designed. ' First-class fares are charged for all \ passengers, and above that 2s 6d a I mile for the use of the car. For a f party of six going from Wellington

to Rotorua, the trip could be accomplished for approximately £SO, allowing a night and day spent at National Park. This, reaching a little over £8 head, is considered by the department to be a reasonable figure for the service.