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OHAEAOTBEISTICS OF EOAD.
 

Gauge of track.........   ......................           4ft. 8|- iu.

Weight of steel rails per yard in main line........           65 poitnds.

Weight of steel rails per yard in branches.........  56 to 65      "

Weight of iron rails per yard in branches.........           60      "
 

EQUIPMENT.

Number of locomotiyo engines for passenger service..
Number of locomotive engines for freight service....
Number of locomotive engines for switching service..
Number of dummv engines.......................
 

Total number of locomotives.
 

1882.
 

1883.
 

133
 

133
 

376
 

393
 

334
 

320
 

10
 

10
 

633
 

655
 

Average weight (with tender, fuel and water) of each kind of locomo¬
tive engines, viz.:

Passenger engines.............................    54 tons,

Freight engines...............................    55 tons,

Switching engines.............................    44 tons,

1883.            1883.

Number of first-class passenger cars................        341       361

Number of dining cars................................           3

Number of second-class, and emigrant passenger oars,          97         97

Number of baggage, mail and express cars..........        158       176

Total number of passenger, baggage, mail and

express cars..............................        596        636
 


 

1883.
 

1883.
 

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With
8 wheels.
 

With
4 wheels.
 

with
8 wheels.
 

With
4 wheels.
 

Number of box freiglit ears.......
 

15,544

3,687

2,125

55

1,457

172

61

15
 

985
15

1,582
67
 

15,841

2,351

2,077

62

2,406

165

62

19
 

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1 517
 

Number of conductors cars.......
 

84
 


 


 


 


 


 

23,016
 

2,549
 

22,973
 

2,538
 

Total number of all kinds.....
 

24,565
 

25,511