. Remunerative railways for new countries : with some account of the first railway in China . Stores, &c 3 For a surface line of 2 feet gauge, in a level district, a formation of 6 feet wide and 1 foothigh would suffice, or about 1200 cubic yards per mile, which at 2s. per yard = ,£120 per mile. The cost of such a line need not exceed ^2000 per mile, as follows :— Approximate Estimate. Land way leaves, &c, per mile .£150 Bridges, &c 180 Earthworks 120 Ballasting, rail laying and lifting 200 Materials from England, Estimate No. 3 800 Freight and insurance 125 Unloading, erecting, and fixing 100
. Remunerative railways for new countries : with some account of the first railway in China . Stores, &c 3 For a surface line of 2 feet gauge, in a level district, a formation of 6 feet wide and 1 foothigh would suffice, or about 1200 cubic yards per mile, which at 2s. per yard = ,£120 per mile. The cost of such a line need not exceed ^2000 per mile, as follows :— Approximate Estimate. Land way leaves, &c, per mile .£150 Bridges, &c 180 Earthworks 120 Ballasting, rail laying and lifting 200 Materials from England, Estimate No. 3 800 Freight and insurance 125 Unloading, erecting, and fixing 100 Supervision during construction 150 Contingencies 175 Per mile .. ^2000 This expenditure would require £zo per week for interest of capital, and if £40 perweek for expenses be added, a gross sum of £60 per week would be required to render theoutlay remunerative. To earn £60 per week, or ^10 per day, 80 tons, at 2s. 6d. per ton, must be obtained, orany less quantity must be charged at proportionately higher rates. Any greater quantity could D 2 28 REMUNERATIVE RAILWAYS. FOR NEW COUNTRIES. 29 easily be conveyed by the railway, up to say 400 tons per day, on a single line of rails with apassing place at the middle of the journey. Railways still smaller than the above have done excellent service, for what may be calledprivate use as distinct from public traffic. At Woolwich Arsenal and at the Crewe Worksof the London and North-Western Railway, lines of 18-inch gauge are laid throughout theworks for the conveyance of material of all kinds with the aid of little locomotives built forthe purpose. These lines have been in use for some years, and are now very narrow gauge, and the short wheel-base of the vehicles in use, enable curvesof 20 feet radius to be used, and thus the little railway penetrates into every corner of thepremises. A still more striking instance occurs at the Waterside Works, Ipswich, where may be seena railway of only 14 inches gauge. A
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