. Remunerative railways for new countries : with some account of the first railway in China . st of materials and fittings would be, per mile £550 o o >i 20 „ ,, 3 ,, ,, ,, ,, £500 o o ITEMS WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE REQUIRED. £ s- d. Cost of plain girders for 40 ft. span, with rails on top, and cross stretchers .. .. per pair 90 o o .. >. .» .> 50 o o >. » „ „ ■■ ■■ • ,, 30 o o ,, ,, ,, ,, .. ,, 18 o o »» tl 30 >» »» 20 rolled joists 15 66 REMUNERATIVE RAILWAYS SIZE No. 2.—[See Estimate No. 2.) Cstinnitc of fpatahls mtir Jottings FOR TEN MILES OF RAILWAY FOR STEAM CARRIAGE TRAFFI
. Remunerative railways for new countries : with some account of the first railway in China . st of materials and fittings would be, per mile £550 o o >i 20 „ ,, 3 ,, ,, ,, ,, £500 o o ITEMS WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE REQUIRED. £ s- d. Cost of plain girders for 40 ft. span, with rails on top, and cross stretchers .. .. per pair 90 o o .. >. .» .> 50 o o >. » „ „ ■■ ■■ • ,, 30 o o ,, ,, ,, ,, .. ,, 18 o o »» tl 30 >» »» 20 rolled joists 15 66 REMUNERATIVE RAILWAYS SIZE No. 2.—[See Estimate No. 2.) Cstinnitc of fpatahls mtir Jottings FOR TEN MILES OF RAILWAY FOR STEAM CARRIAGE TRAFFIC, WITHOUT ANT STATIONS. DUTY REQUIRED TO BE Maximum train load required to be taken at 8 miles an hour on a level = 30 >> >> i> 5 >> )> UP I in ,0° = 16 ,, 3 >> >> >> 3 >> i! >> 1 in 35 = 9 ,, 4. Speed with light loads = 16 miles an hour. No Steam Carriage is also made with all wheels coupled, its tractive force being thereby nearly doubled. GAUGE, 2 ft. o in. to 3 ft. 6 in. Fig. DESCRIPTION OF ENGINE SUITABLE FOR THE in working order, 4 tons, on 4 wheels, 1 ft. 8 in. , 5 J in. X 7 in. Heating surface, 85 square feet. Grate area, 2 i square weight on any wheel, 20 cwt. Rails, 15 lbs. per yard. Gauge, 2 ft. to 3 ft. 6 wheel-base of Engine, 4 ft. FOR NEW COUNTRIES. 67 Tons for Freight. 364 1 20 4°5 DeadWeight. 25020 284 ESTIMATE No. 2—{for Size No. 2). Rails (15 lbs. per yard), with fish plates Tons, 250 at Fish bolts, dog spikes, and fang bolts Sleepers, 7 in. X 2} in. X 5 ft. 6 in. (for 3 ft. gauge), 2,400per mile I Points, 6 ft. tongues ; 8 ft. 6 in. stock rails Crossings Platelayerstools and trollies Hand-pumps, with brass barrel, pipes, &c Tanks, of cast-iron plates, with planed joints, to hold 500 gallons,with pipes, valves, leather hose, &c Sundry tools Sundry stores, oil and tallow boxes, rope, chai
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