. Railway age . he present generation that the first line was built—thatfrom Shanghai to Woosung—and destroyed, for a frightened Chinesemob uprooted the rails and threw them with the rolling stock intothe sea. Not only, however, has this short 10-mile line been long Small Bridge Near Soochow. agreements were made some years ago by British capital and Britishengineers to build this line, and four others, the Tlentsln-Yang-tsze,the LinKwal-Quan-Sinyang, the Su-chan-Hang-chau-Ningpo. and theCanton-llongkong lines. It was not, however, till 1903 that a defi-nite agreement was signed enabling the S
. Railway age . he present generation that the first line was built—thatfrom Shanghai to Woosung—and destroyed, for a frightened Chinesemob uprooted the rails and threw them with the rolling stock intothe sea. Not only, however, has this short 10-mile line been long Small Bridge Near Soochow. agreements were made some years ago by British capital and Britishengineers to build this line, and four others, the Tlentsln-Yang-tsze,the LinKwal-Quan-Sinyang, the Su-chan-Hang-chau-Ningpo. and theCanton-llongkong lines. It was not, however, till 1903 that a defi-nite agreement was signed enabling the Shanghai-Nanking line tobe started. Its total length Is about 200 miles, of which 150 milesfrom the Shanghai end has been opened for traffic, while the re-mainder Is expected to be finished in July or August next. The route follows, as much as possible, the natural and artiflclalwaterways, these and their tributaries forming valuable feeders tothe railroad. Starting from Shanghai, the line follows the bank of. The Shanghai-Nanking Railroad (ind Its QQnnfptlons. Mat 15, 1908. tiik RAILROAD GAZETTE. ^7S
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