RAILWAY INSPECTION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17016, 14 April 1923, Page 10

RAILWAY INSPECTION.

GENERAL MANAGER ON TOUR. The general manager of railways. Mi ! ; ' " : M Vll| r -S at present engaged j Island SoUt >! I by Mr H. Buxton, Chief B Tx.r M w F „ M'f.oan, chief Engineer, and Mr E E. Dillon, Chief Mechanical engineer. Testerdav Mr J. D. Mitchell District Traffic Manager, joined the party at, Parnassus. .Mr M’Villv having oome overland from Nelson. Yesterday the line from Parnassus to Y\ a:para and from Waipara to i inspected. To-dav the party left Waiau at 9 a.m. | RAXDIORA REQUEST &RAXTED. ] On arrival at Fangiora at 11.80, the i a ayor, .Ir W. A. Banks, interviewed ) Mr M Villy, and made a request that ! an alteration should be made in the '■ table to permit passengers bv the j f, 42 a.m. tram from Rangiora joining I the express and the West Coast train. In© train front Rangiora at present arrives at Christchurch, just as the express is departing. Mr M’V illy agreed to make the alteration. by changing the time of departure of the express from 8.45 t-o 8.50 and by stopping th e West Ccast train at. Addington to pick up northern passengers. The alteration, which will take effect from Mav 1. will be much appreciated by tfc e northern public who hitherto have been compelled to travel by road to Christchurch to catch the trains. On leaving Rangiora Mr M’ViJly and party went on to Sheffield and reached Chrwtchurch by way of Oxford in order to inspect the Kaiapoi line.