The Surveyor and municipal engineer . s adoption. The permanent way consists of steel rails, 30-ft. lengths,weighing 50 lb. fo the yard, and laid on transverse timbercroosoted sleepers, 6 ft. by 8 in. by 4in., eleven sleepers being Adgdst 19, 1898.] AND COUNTY ENGINEKR. 245 set under each rail. In the straight portionB of the linothree sloepors are sole-plated for every rail, and every secondsleeper is thus treated in some of the curved portions. Therail is secured with two mnBhroom-headed fang-bolts at eachplated sleeper and with dop; spikes elsewhere. WrouRht-irdiitie-rods have been used to
The Surveyor and municipal engineer . s adoption. The permanent way consists of steel rails, 30-ft. lengths,weighing 50 lb. fo the yard, and laid on transverse timbercroosoted sleepers, 6 ft. by 8 in. by 4in., eleven sleepers being Adgdst 19, 1898.] AND COUNTY ENGINEKR. 245 set under each rail. In the straight portionB of the linothree sloepors are sole-plated for every rail, and every secondsleeper is thus treated in some of the curved portions. Therail is secured with two mnBhroom-headed fang-bolts at eachplated sleeper and with dop; spikes elsewhere. WrouRht-irdiitie-rods have been used to keep the line to gauge on thecurves, but sole-plates and fang-bolts make a more per-manent job, and are now being osed instead of tie-rods. Thejoints are made with heavy angle fish-plates, 18 in. long,secured to the rails with four bolts and nuts. The rulinggradient is 1 in 58 and the quickest curve about 5 regards station buildings, these are for the most part con-structed of galvanised iron, supported upon timber framing,. Irauslor of Milk Cans to tho Train lor Cork. and lined internal!}with timber sheeting, but tho dwelling-houses have in all cases been formed of masonry with slateroofs. The station yard at the Cork terminus is reclaimedslob land, and some difficulty has been experienced with thefoundations for some of the buildings, as the gravel stratumis at a great depth beneath the surface, and piling would becostly. The station masters house is the only masonry structurein the Cork yard. Tt was built about two years ago undertho supervision of Mr. \V. II. Hill, junr., , resident en-gineer. Tho footways have practically been constructedupon the surface of the ground, which has only been ex-cavated snfticiently to give a leaning surface. Theyare formed of cement concrete, and are very wide at the baseand bound together with old railway irons, which are wellbonded at the comers. On arriving at St. Annes the visitors were met by thechairman of the
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