A TRAMLESS CITY.
AWKWARD POSITION IK WELLINGTON. By T®lograph—Pre*« A*«ocUtion. WELLINGTON, March 1. Wellington has been wit hour, power from the Government hydro system since 5.25 this morning, and the city was tramless until 8.15, when the steam plant at .Evans Bay got going. The tramway and observation buses did their best to meet the situation, bu/t inconveniencte was experienced by early workers, especially those m the more outlying parts. From a statement) by Mr Kissel, Chief Government Electrical Enginer, the trouble appears to be similar to what occurred on Wednesday on the Wanganui %in£- —dust eioeumulated on the transmission line, the insulators becoming damp with the fog or mist, and forming a conductor, causing the insulators to flash over. 'Hie trouble on thus occasion is on both lines from Mangahao to Wellington.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18203, 2 March 1929, Page 7
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133A TRAMLESS CITY. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18203, 2 March 1929, Page 7
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