STRATFORD JUNCTION

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 88, 7 November 1932, Page 4

STRATFORD JUNCTION

BUSY PLATFORMS: CROWDED TRAINS ALL ROADS LEAD TO THE EAST Keen interest in the opening ceremony of the Stratford. Main Trunk railway was evinced this morning when large crowds assembled at <h e Str a tfond station for (he trip to Tangarakau and Heao. The railway officials were kept busy at the ticket boxes, when about 500 pickets wer e sold u Many local people waited for the second train as the earlier one was well filled and when the train did arrive they quickly realised it was a easy of first come first served. Con. sequently there was a great rushing and scrambling to obtain seats and when the train finally withdrew from the station passengers were still pushing for standing room. The finst train which left "Stratford at 7.20 a.m. comprised 11 carriages fully accommodated and the second train of 15 carriages was almo s t over loaded. By the time the first train reached Whanga it, was necessary to couple two additional carriages. It is estimated that 1500 passen. gers travelled to the opening cere. mony from Taranaki.