EXPRESSES LATE

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20888, 21 August 1939, Page 6

EXPRESSES LATE

ARRIVALS AT FRANKTON LIMITED AGAIN DELAYED Although trains are able to negotiate the whole of the affected part of the Main Trunk line, reduced speeds are necessary, with the result that trains arriving at Frankton Junction yesterday and this morning were again late. Today's limited express from the South was li hours late arriving at Frankton and left for Auckland at 8.49 a.m. Y’esterday the express due in at 4.29 a.m. did not arrive until 7.21 a.m. while the special express, run In connection with the school holidays, which was due in at Frankton at 5.23 a.m. was 2* hours late. Excursion Train Held Up A mechanical defect which developed in the engine of the usual Sunday excursion train returning to Auckland from Hamilton last night caused a long delay at Pukekohe. Due in at Auckland at 9.39 p.m. yesterday the train did not reach the station until 1 a.m. today. A few of the 320 passengers went on to the city in motor-cars, but the majority who remained with the train were conveyed to their homes by special trams and taxis from the station. arrangements having been made for these by the Railway Department.