. Cassier's magazine. otes concerning thePoint and its work will fittingly precedemore detailed notes concerning _ thevarious lines of the Natal railways. The harbour at Natal provides 2856lineal feet of quay accommodation, witha water depth of 23 feet alongside at lowwater, and a further 1000 feet is nowunder construction. There are also2300 feet of timber wharfage (14 to 20feet at low water), while on the oppo-site ( Bluff) side there are 1050 feet,with a low water depth of 25 feet. There are extensive railway sidingsin all directions, and for loading andunloading purposes the following hy-d
. Cassier's magazine. otes concerning thePoint and its work will fittingly precedemore detailed notes concerning _ thevarious lines of the Natal railways. The harbour at Natal provides 2856lineal feet of quay accommodation, witha water depth of 23 feet alongside at lowwater, and a further 1000 feet is nowunder construction. There are also2300 feet of timber wharfage (14 to 20feet at low water), while on the oppo-site ( Bluff) side there are 1050 feet,with a low water depth of 25 feet. There are extensive railway sidingsin all directions, and for loading andunloading purposes the following hy-draulic cranes are provided:—1 fifty-tonfixed crane; 1 thirty-cwt. fixed crane;15 thirty-cwt. shed cranes; 4 cranes; 16 three-ton travellingcranes; and 1 ten-ton travelling are also steam shears of 20 tonscapacity. The area of the wharf sheds is about24,000 square yards, and this is beingadded to. The docks are well equippedin other respects, with which we cannot 92 CASSIERS MAGAZINE. FAMILY COMPARTMENT THE CORRIDOR EXPRESS. ON PAGE S9 THIS IS SHOWN WITH SLEEPINGBERTHS MADE UP READY FOR USE now deal. Several interesting photo-graphs of dock scenes are reproducedin illustrations accompanying this article. In the town of Durban all local trans-port requirements are well provided forby electric tramcars, though extensiveuse is made, especially by visitors, ofthe jinricksha, so that the railway is ofno importance for purely urban traffic,though there are several stations withinthe residential limits. The central station, which, unlikemany other central stations, is very cor-rectly described, is conveniently situatedjust off West Street, the principal busi- ness thoroughfare of Durban. It hastwo double-sided platforms, each 350feet in length and 25 feet in width, witha central carriage road, and is providedwith an arched roof having a clear spanof 105 feet, 210 feet in length, and witha centre height of 56 feet. The stationfittings are very complet
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