TRAIN TRAVELLING
“TIRING AND TIRESOME” TE AWAMUTU, Oct. 27. “Perhaps the most uncomfortable part of our journey to and from the Homeland,” commented Mr. W. J. Broadfoot, M.P. for Waitomo, when describing his experiences on the visit to England for the Coronation ceremonies, “was the last part—the train journey from Wellington to our home in Te Kuiti. “Somehow we had become used to the really marvellous mode of travelling by sea and by land, the orderly, quiet, speedy, and comfortable boats and trains overseas, which were a contrast to the train journey on the last lap of our trip. “New Zealand train travelling is distinctly tiring and tiresome, and it is no wonder that visitors from overseas criticise our train services, for they are bumpy, noisy and lacking in the comfort that could, I feel sure, be provided at little extra cost,” Mr. Broadfoot concluded.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 253, 25 October 1937, Page 8
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