. Remunerative railways for new countries : with some account of the first railway in China . 4030 0 0 O O 100 0 0 100 0 O No., 1 „ 420 0 0 420 0 O 60 0 0 605° 00 0 0 „ 10,, 3° 0 0 300 0 0 .. 20 0 0 80 0 0 ,. 10 „ 18 0 0 . 180 0 0 .. 8 0 0 32 0 0 Tons, 3 ,, 20 0 0 60 0 0 £5,935 ° o per mile £593 10 o for 20 miles per mile £550 o o ITEMS WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE REQUIRED. £ ■ > » 20 ,, ,1 >> t> 30 o o ,, rolled joists ,, 15 ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, 18 o o 68 REMUNERATIVE RAILWAYS SIZE No. 3.—(See Estimate No. 3.) 6$timate of |$tatmals nub fittings FOR TEN MILES OF RAILWAY FOR LIGHT MIN
. Remunerative railways for new countries : with some account of the first railway in China . 4030 0 0 O O 100 0 0 100 0 O No., 1 „ 420 0 0 420 0 O 60 0 0 605° 00 0 0 „ 10,, 3° 0 0 300 0 0 .. 20 0 0 80 0 0 ,. 10 „ 18 0 0 . 180 0 0 .. 8 0 0 32 0 0 Tons, 3 ,, 20 0 0 60 0 0 £5,935 ° o per mile £593 10 o for 20 miles per mile £550 o o ITEMS WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE REQUIRED. £ ■ > » 20 ,, ,1 >> t> 30 o o ,, rolled joists ,, 15 ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, 18 o o 68 REMUNERATIVE RAILWAYS SIZE No. 3.—(See Estimate No. 3.) 6$timate of |$tatmals nub fittings FOR TEN MILES OF RAILWAY FOR LIGHT MINERAL TRAFFIC, WITHOUT ANY STATIONS. DUTY REQUIRED TO EE DONE. 1. Maximum train load required to be taken at 8 miles an hour on a level = 50 tons. 2. „ „ „ „ 5 „ ,, up I in 100 = 25 ,, 3- ,, » .» .. 3 .. >. .. in 35 = 5 ». 4. Speed with light loads = 16 miles an hour. GAUGE, 2 ft. o in. to 3 ft. 6 in. Fig. DESCRIPTION OF ENGINE SUITABLE FOR THE REQUIREMENTS. Weight in working order, 4 tons, on 6 wheels, 1 ft. 10 in. diameter, 4 wheels , 6J in. X 8 in. Heating surface, no square feet. Grate area, 2j square weight on any wheel, 17 cwt. Rails, 15 lbs. per yard. Gauge, 2 ft. to 3 ft. 6 wheel-base of Engines when made with six wheels coupled, 5 ft. 6 wheel-base of Engines when made with four wheels coupled, and a bogie, 3 ft. 6 in. FOR NEW COUNTRIES. 69 Tons for Freight. Measure-ment. DeadWeight. 250 20 401 6 4 2 3 2 •• 5 .. 2 9 3 5 1 4 45 4 484 292 ESTIMATE No. Q—{for Size No. $). Rails, 15 lbs. per yard, with fish plates Tons, 250 Fish bolts, dog spikes, and fang bolts Sleepers, 7 in. X 2J in. X 6 ft. o in. (2400 per mile) .. .. Points, 6 ft. tongues ; 8 ft. 6 in. stock rails Crossings Platelayers tools and trollies Weighbridges (6 tons) marked with English and foreignweights Hand-pumps, with brass barrel, pipes, &c Tanks of cast-i
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