. Railway Times . the Hallatrow-Camerton branch,and it- length to the actual junction with the Bath-Salisburyrailway is nearh 7., mile-, just two miles shorter than thecanal route. The line is to he single For a distance of 4mile- the new railwaj occupies the site of the abandoned canal,while for the remaining distance it may he -aid to run fairlyparallel with the latter, though at different levels, sometimeshigher, sometimes lower, tin canal bed or towing path beingused h\ the contractors line, except for deviations at some ol Cun i\os. No. 1 begins | mile from Camerton. Length 54 i
. Railway Times . the Hallatrow-Camerton branch,and it- length to the actual junction with the Bath-Salisburyrailway is nearh 7., mile-, just two miles shorter than thecanal route. The line is to he single For a distance of 4mile- the new railwaj occupies the site of the abandoned canal,while for the remaining distance it may he -aid to run fairlyparallel with the latter, though at different levels, sometimeshigher, sometimes lower, tin canal bed or towing path beingused h\ the contractors line, except for deviations at some ol Cun i\os. No. 1 begins | mile from Camerton. Length 54 ite-i depth 22ft. Contain- 72,330 cubic yard-. No. 2, extending from 3 miles to 4 miles 33 chains, thoughbroken by a bank ti chains long. Greatest depth 593 139,538 cubic yards. No. 3, at Southstoke, one mile west oi Midford. Length14 chains. Greatest depth 47ft. Contains 1 cubic yards. Cutting: No. 1 is through red -oil. while numbers 2 and 3 Map to Illustrate Camerton and LimpleyStoke nostly through rock, necessitating blasting. Quantities of-poil taken from the cuttings ate being employed to till in theold canal. BANKS ANI> \l MiUCTS. No. 1 begins at Camerton, and continues for 53 ?bain-, within .0 1 rage depth of 2, at Dunkerton, is n chains long, and attains a depth ol 475ft.
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