BRITISH RAILWAYS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13709, 25 September 1908, Page 7

BRITISH RAILWAYS.

EFFECTING -DKAbTIC ECONOMIES.

Press Association-By Telegraph-Copyright , -• IiUNDON, isept. '<6s.

The London and North \\ extern, the . MMBandr $ MB^tlieyGrtalNorlhenißailw way Companies have agreed to ceace rfc lining competitive nigbt trains to ijcotJand. Ther afco intend to - introduce wlher drastic economiesCUTTING DOWN COMPETITION. Ihe ** Daily Chronicle *'; of Augo>t 13th -wat> authorised to bttite thab tli# terms oC the working agreement between the fold land Railway Company and the Loudfn and North Western Kail way Company lias been settled, and published some of t|o. details of the arrangement, wnich, wbca in full working order, will.no doubo . greatly benefit the commercial community, ojfi the country and the travelling public, "**bik at the came time reducing tuc p««%eht- wa*>te caused by the keen competition between the companies and coiZ>-" benefiting the shareholder. ;0t is chStittdlUiatt - : tW agreement : * 00c Tcjuch will -be for this mutual benefit of alt concerned. Under it there is to be a-; more rapid traueit of goods and pase|Dgers by an interchange generally b_tStqu all points in the Brita»h lskt>. frho new arrangements will give the plitblic the-advantage of übing eitm-r com Jipy's route for ticket© available between points common to both companion, and-it isjf; understood that ordinary tourist, ut» w«li as btacyoii tickets, will be brought) into the arrangement. * For instance, paaw|»ger« holding. Ucke'tir by the .Midland now** fwtireen London -and Manchester will have ■ the option of travelling bv tie L. and N.W. route in out? or bout. <iftectiocs>, or vice vti>a . |Tk», of cpui>e, w only oims^'"of a ii#nber ofci altemative routW which r the arrangements will provide. Etforto will tar made to provide more through gti tram an<t ean~{aga> l»twc«B i«*tw on the two corupaukh' railway's, •yriich will obviate the necessity of pharigiug trains, at statioiM eh route, and tiie «lilticultie» which obtain in connection with the transfer of iuggage, parcels, etc., ftom one ime to the other. Janotber advantage which will be extended to tbe public ie> the. alternative, 4 Wi of either coinpany'ri -goods and passengtr 6'>ationb, parcels receiving olhco- } toWn ofliciab, and towu booking offices, fur ther busine«i of both companies. Tlk^ "* f.«3iitie.s giving the public the choice of axi* increased number of tbtablfehment*, probably nearer their own place* of baeiiKM or residence, will be a considerable boon and saving of time. tbc closer working arniugeui«nt between tl** two companie* will enable " merchandise traffic to be forwarded by the vhort«*»tfand meet direct route, and *W email i-r«iignments, which*have hitherto had to to some intermediate point for tnmshipment, to bd anialgaxnattd at n starting point with the other company';* trajHc, thus a through load 10 dc sunation, with quicker transit., to finn* eeriuiog out large quantitks. of goodb or parcels to b« able to utilise either company *s_ collect ing vehHrfesrttl'k'atl' 6f ha viug to wait for the particular company's van to come along. The working a'rr ing..lneni will also enable throogh bookings, both pausenger anil to b' «xtended to a large numb*, rot pla»-» « which in the j»a.-rt bare been (wrbiblt- only bttween certain points, nece>*ilating a great deal of inconvenience and rebooking on the part of passenger*. Ilicv are a ftw ot the instances where improved and facilities will l»e afforded, bttt we that, oth.-r important are unikr nunideration which wifi prove of a<lv.m:in tbe public. \ Thkv is not an amalgamation. Ka< h I company will retain ififywn identi y. No l'-vrlianv-ntary sanction « ikcded for the ai»rern»ent. which will no iatrta-v.d charges on the public. ltvi> *u:}nirif,-». tiyidy »tate<i that the public have erctvthing to and t<»