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235 commuters take the morning train
235 commuters take the morning train
by 'Blueskin News' editors
At least two hundred and thirty-five commuters
caught the morning
train from Waitati and Port Chalmers
to Dunedin this Wednesday morning
in a one-day revival of
rail commuting organised by the Dunedin City
Council,
Taieri Gorge Railway and rail transport advocate group
Get
the Train.
Final passenger numbers were still to be
calculated from ticket sales,
train staff said.
Several
children used the train to travel to Purakanui School,
Port
Chalmers School and Dunedin Rudolf Steiner School
(at Maia), while the
train was also popular with pupils
of several Dunedin high schools.
Those arriving late to
school were able to use the the train as an
excuse,
because the outward empty trip from Dunedin was delayed
by
Wellington train control, according to train
staff.
There will be a return trip from Dunedin to the
coastal towns this
evening, departing at
5.30pm.
ends
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