TRAIN ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE MANAWATU SHOW.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 12720, 17 November 1903, Page 4

TRAIN ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE MANAWATU SHOW.

The train arrangements for the Palmerston Show, prepared by Mr S. F. Whitcombe, District Traffic Manager of i the Wanganui section, must have cost j that gentleman some time and trouble to work out. Commencing to-day, Tues- j day, 17th inst., a special goods train for exhibits will leave Wanganui at 7.45 a.m. On Wednesday, 18th (first day of | the Show), 6 or 7 extra trains will arrive at or leave Palmerston North. On Thursday, 19th, a special passenger train from Wellington-Manawatu will arrive at Palmerston at 10.47 a.m., a special passenger train will leave Marton at 8.40 a.m., and another will leave Wanganui at 8.35 a.mv, arriving at Palmerston ■" North at 10.35 a.m. and 12.10 p.m. respectively;. /They will leave Palmerston North on their return at 5.30 and 6.4.0 p.m., and arrive at Marton at 7.30 and Wanganui at 10.20 p.m. A special from Featherston will am re at Palmerston North at 12.22 and leave at 5.45 p.m. In addition, special passenger trains will leave Palmerston North on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights at 11 p.m. for Feilding, to enable people who have been unable to get accommodation at Palmerston North to get back to their hot ji- at Feilding at 11.40—after the theaties are over. On Friday, 20th, the "People's Day," the entire time-table between Wangauui and Palmers op North iv'll be suspended; and.a completely r,. w one, take- its place. To pive soin • i 1.->.i oi the t>ranic, it may be mentioned t:<it l.etween the hours of 9 a.m. and 12.10 p.m. 14 trains will arrive at Palmerston North from all points of the compass—Huiitervillo branch, Wanganui WairarapH, Hawkc's Bay, Eoxton, an.J Wellington. Nearly-every"station !- twecn Pnlmorston North r.nd W ■i*.;mtti will be drawn on for assistants .ii thebo trains, and to help to work an i r »:«•••»( the traffic at Palmerston North. Many of the trains will arrive with only 10 or 15 minute intervals between' them, and the platlorm will have to be cleared after each train, so as to allow of the passengers from the.'next1 train finding standing room. From about 4.30 (after' the Show is over), the trains will commence to leave again, and will continue right on up till 7 o'clock ; and this is where the rush and trouble comes in— keeping passengers from rushing trains, from boarding wrong trains, and from entering trains in motion. Besides trains In the direction of Wanganui, Wellington, and Foxton, and the ordinary train through the Gorge, special trains will leave Palmerston North on Friday night for Pahiatua, Featherston. and Napier. JBefore the arrival of the first train on Friday, a general cleaningout of waggons will take place, the sidings at Terrace End, Ashhurst, and Longburn being used to dispose of them | and thus allow standing room for the i enormous number of passenger vehicles to arrive. These waggons will all have to be brought in again on Saturday, 21st. Nearly the whole of the Palmerston North* staff will have to be on duty about 3 a.m. on Saturday to assist in the despatch of stock and other exhibits, and by mid-day nearly the whole of the livo stock exhibits will have been got away. In past years everything has worked satisfactorily, thanks to the vigilant foresight and watchful carefulness of Mr Smith, the Palmerston North stationimt.ster. With the generalship displayed by Mr Whitcombe in the preparation of the railway.,. army orders, and tbe executive ability of his adijutant, Mr Smith, in the centre of the field of operations, this week's railway compaign should be carried through with complete success.