OTIRA TUNNEL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17159, 1 October 1923, Page 10

OTIRA TUNNEL.

“ I was very pleased at the way in which the traffic is being handled. ’ said Mr P. R. Climie, organiser to the Canterbury Progress League, who returned on Saturday evening from a. visit to Arthur’s Pass. “If one had not known that the Public Works Department came into the picture, one would have thought that the line had already been handed over to the Railway Department. Tlie trains were being handled without any hitch at ail. Double headed trains have been run since {September 17, and this lias enabled the Railway Department to handle twice the volume of traffic that was, up till then, being carried through the tunnel. Tlie only work that remains unfinished, so far as the electrical ex tractors arc concerned is at the Arthur’s Pass end. It is in connection with 6onio of the sidings. The main line is Quite complete. “ The Public Works Department are at present erecting a locomotive elie-i to house both the steam and electric locom P:vt-s at Arthur’s Pass. This work does not interfere with the traffic. The:.> is obviously a good deal of cleatmg up to be done, but there is no reason why this should delay the running of trains or interfere with them.”