Electrification of Railways. The opinion that electricity provided the best means of transport by rail was expressed by the General Manager of Railways, Mr. G. H. Mackley, when presenting the Cable Makers’ Association gold medal to Mr. J. H. Hartnett at Wellington. He knew of no more satisfactory means of transport than by electricity, said Mr. Mackley, but steam had such a hold in the railway system of the country, and the conversion of the system to the newer method of propulsion was a task of such magnitude that it could not be undertaken at the present time. However, the use of electricity was rapidly being appreciated, and more would be h°ard of it in the future.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 186, 7 August 1936, Page 9
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