PUBLIC NOTICES NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS, 1934-1935. RELIEF EXPRESS TRAINS. CHRISTCHURCH-DUNEDIN. QN 21st, 22nd, 26th December and sth January Relief Express train leaves Dunedin 10.47 a.m., Timaru 3.57, Christchurch arr. 7.12 p.m. On 21st, 22nd, 24th. 25th and 26th December, 2nd and sth January, Relief Express train leaves Christchurch 9.10 a.m., Timaru 12.5 p.m., Dunedin arr. 5.1 p.m. On 24th and 25th December Relief Express train leaves Dunedin 9.5 a.m., Timaru 2.31 p.m., Christchurch arr. 5.55 p.m. On 24th December, Relief Express' train leaves Christchurch 12.45 p.m., Timaru 4.27, Dunedin arr. 9.32 p.m. On 24th December, Relief Express train leaves Dunedin 12.5 p.m., Timaru 5.14, Christchurch arr. 8.6 p.m. Will not connect with steamer for Wellington. On 2nd January Relief Express train leaves Dunedin 1.30 p.m., Timaru 6.43 p.m., Christchurch arrive 9.33 p.m. SPECIAL NIGHT TRAINS. CHRISTCHURCH-DUNEDIN. On 23rd December special Night Express (ex Christchurch 11.2 p.m., 22nd) leaves Timaru 2.2 a.m.. Dunedin arr. 6.53 a.m. and special Night Express (ex Dunedin 11.20 p.m., 22nd) leaves Timaru 4.18 a.m., Christchurch arr. 7.18 a.m. On 25th December special Night Expresses (ex Christchurch 9.28 p.m. and 10.25 p.m., 24th), leave Timaru 12.53 a.m. and 1.50 a.m., Dunedin arr. 6.0 and 6.53 a.m. and special Night Expresses (ex Dunedin 10.0 p.m. and 11.20 p.m., 24th), leave Timaru 3.36 a.m. and 4.1? a.m., Christchurch an-. 7.12 and 7.18 a.m. Special Night trains will connect with buses to and from Waimate. SUNDAY, 23rd DECEMBER. The 8.35 a.m. Christchurch-Inver-cargill Express train (Timaru 11.33 a.m.) will run and the 7.0 a.m. Express train from Invercargill (Timaru 4.34 p.m.) will run to Christchurch only. These trains will connect at Studholme with bus to and from Waimate. Passenger train leaves Timaru 8.40 a.m., Christchurch arr. 12.12 p.m. Return train leaves Christchurch 5.55 p.m., Timaru arr. 9.35 p.m. Passenger trains leave Christchurch 7.40 a.m. and 9.22 a.m., Timaru arr. 11.15 a.m. and 12.17 p.m. Return trains leave Timaru 4.50 p.m. and 5.52 p.m., Christchurch arr. 8.25 and 8.58 p.m. CHRISTMAS DAY, 25th DECEMBER. ALL TRAINS and bus services between Ashburton and Oamaru will be SUSPENDED with the following exceptions:— The Christchurch-Dunedin Night Express trains leaving Christchurch 9.28 p.m. and 10.25 p.m. on 24th. The Dunedin-Christchurch Night Express trains leaving Dunedin 10.0 p.m. and 11.20 p.m. on 24th. The 8.35 a.m. Christchurch-Invercar-gill and 7.0 a.m. Invereargill-Lyttelton Express trains. The 12.25 p.m. Christchurch-Dun-edin and 8.40 a.m. Dunedin-Christ-church Mail trajns. The 9.5 a.m. Dunedin-Christchurch and 9.10 a.m. Christchurch-Dunedin Relief Express trains. Buses leave Waimate for Studholme at 11.35 a.m., 12.35 p.m,, 3.10 and 4.10 p.m. and Studholme for Waimate at 12.12 p.m., 1.9, 3.46. and 4,43 p.m. These buses connect with ordinary Mail and Express trains.. Buses also connect at Studholme with Night Express trains leaving Christchurch for Dunedin at 9.28 p.m. and 10.25’ p.m. on 24th December, and with Night trains leaving Dunedin for Christchurch at 10.0 p.m. and 11.20 p.m. on 24th December. FAIRLIE BRANCH: Train leaves Fairlie 9.15 a.m., Albury 9.41, Pleasant Point 10.21, Washdyke 10.46, Timaru arr. 10.56 a.m. Train leaves Timaru 4.44 p.m., Washdyke 4.55, Pleasant Point 5.19, Albury 6.2, Fairlie arr. 6.30 p.m. These trains stop where required. WEDNESDAY, 26th DECEMBER. The usual 7.0 a.m. Timaru-Christ-church and 5.42 p.m. ChristchurchTimaru trains will NOT run. The usual 11.15 a.m. AshburtonTimaru and 11.36 a.m. Timaru-Ash-burton trains will NOT run. TROTTING MEETING AT ASHBURTON, 26th DECEMBER. Train for Ashburton leaves Timaru 8.10 a.m. Return train leaves Ashburton 5.42 p.m. Special excursion return fares from Timaru by morning trains 6/6, 9/6. SPORTS AT TEMUKA, 26th DECEMBER. Trains for Temuka leave Timaru 8.10 a.m., 11.35 a.m. Return trains leave Temuka for Timaru 5.45 p.m., 7.23 p.m. Special excursion return fares from Timaru by morning trains 1/11, 2/11. SPORTS AT WAIMATE, 26th DECEMBER. Trains leave Timaru 8.0 a.m., 11.33 a.m., and connect at Studholme with bus and train for Waimate. Bus leaves Waimate 5.55 p.m. and train leaves Waimate 6.3 p.m., connecting at Studholme with trains to Timaru and Oamaru. Special excursion return fares from Timaru 3/11, 6/-: St. Andrews 2/10, 4/4. THURSDAY, 27th DECEMBER. Special passenger train leaves Timaru 7.0 a.m., Christchurch arr. 10.23 a.m., returning leaving Christchurch 5.42 p.m., Timaru arr. 9.5 p.m. These trains run orr same times and will observe same stops as the usual Wednesday trains. The usual 7.35 a.m. Timaru-Ashbur-ton and 4.31 p.m. Ashburton-Timaru trains will NOT run. MID WEEK TICKETS—TIMARUASHBURTON TO CHRISTCHURCH. The usual cheap Mid-Week tickets from stations Timaru-Ashburton to Christchurch will be issued on Thursday, 27th December instead of Wednesday, 26th December. Cheap Mid-Week tickets will also be issued from stations Timaru-Ashbur-ton to Christchurch on Thursday, 3rd January in addition to the usual issue on Wednesday, 2nd January. For additions and alterations to Mail and Express trains and ordinary train services from 20th* December to 4th February, inclusive, see Poster. Handbills, Free Booklet o>r enquire at any Railway station.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19985, 18 December 1934, Page 1
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