John Arnold<p>_The Evening Post_, 24 October 1924:<br> LOCAL AND GENERAL<br>…<br> “… the English Commission, which is inspecting the New Zealand railway system, is travelling everywhere by special train (states the ‘Auckland Star’). This train is faster than even expresses, and we presume it is as comfortable as a New Zealand train can be. We do not wish our visitors any harm, on the contrary, we expect something from them in the way of a valuable report, and we hope they will enjoy their stay. We cannot help thinking, however, that they would get a better insight into railway methods—at least from the point of view of the public— if they spent a few days on ordinary trains—especially those “mixed” affairs that meander along all day—took the rough with the smooth, mixed with the travelling public, and tried to see things with the eye of the intelligent train-user. A trip on the <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Kaipara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kaipara</span></a> line, for example, might be an education in itself. It is nearly always a drawback that inspections like these are made in conditions that are not normal.”<br><a href="https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19241024.2.30" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/news</span><span class="invisible">papers/EP19241024.2.30</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/PapersPast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PapersPast</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Railways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Railways</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trains</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Commissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commissions</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Inquiries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inquiries</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a></p>