. The Street railway journal . ed for 4 ft. on each side of the center lineof the track to a depth of 17 ins., where the 92-lb. or were laid, and to a depth of 15 ins. for the T-rails. Afterthe excavation was made and thoroughly rolled, it was filledto within 11 ins. of the finished surface with 2j^-in. brokenstone. The surface was then rolled with a roller weighing August 5, 1905.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 207 more than 5 tons, and the rails were placed on the ties. Theties are of Australian hardwood, hewn from large trees. It was deemed advisable to cut off one of the bays of thees
. The Street railway journal . ed for 4 ft. on each side of the center lineof the track to a depth of 17 ins., where the 92-lb. or were laid, and to a depth of 15 ins. for the T-rails. Afterthe excavation was made and thoroughly rolled, it was filledto within 11 ins. of the finished surface with 2j^-in. brokenstone. The surface was then rolled with a roller weighing August 5, 1905.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 207 more than 5 tons, and the rails were placed on the ties. Theties are of Australian hardwood, hewn from large trees. It was deemed advisable to cut off one of the bays of theestuary on the Sumner line. This deviation has caused a greatdeal of filling to be done, and also the construction of a special can receive fifty cars, which is a much larger number thanthe board will be called upon to deal with in the shed at pres-ent. In view of the future development of Christchurch, how-ever, provision has been made for extending the shed so thatit may double its present capacity at a comparatively small ex-. CAR SHEDS OF THE CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAYS, WITH OFFICES OF THE TRAMWAY BOARD ON THE LEFT
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