RAILWAY SERVICE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12757, 29 September 1919, Page 8

RAILWAY SERVICE.

normal running. There was an atmosphere of brisk business about the Christchurch railway station to-day, when a return was made to the running; of the passenger services which obtained before the ‘"cut ” that has operated since July 2. Especially was the scone at the station an animated one when the middav express lobe for Dunedin. The tram consisted of eleven passenger carriages, and these were all well filled, the total booking: for various stations being in the vicinity of 450. winch was about the normal average before the reduction of trains came into force. The rcinstitution of the old running in 'Sincerely welcomed by the railway traffic officials, as' the recent embargoes made the period during which they were imposed a vorv trying one. “It was impossible to please-all sections of the community,” remarked a leading official' in reply to a question, “ however much the various departments tried to do so. One thing we are particularly pleased to see the back of is the permit system. We expect busy times ahead, both in respect to passenger traffic and goods, and such will be better for all concerned in the working of the railways.” In respect to the goods traffic the information was given hv the authorities that the-work of the Transit Committee had prevented anv very serious piling up of goods* and that the amount now coming Forward for handling was just about equal to that of ordinary times of a few months ago. It was not anticipated that there were any difficulties likely to be encountered that would operate against an immediate smooth running goods service.