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Analysis of railways: consisting of a series of reports on the twelve hundred miles of projected railways in England and Wales, now before Parliament : together with those which have been abandoned for the present session; to which are added, a table of distances from the proposed London termini to eight well-known places in the metropolis; a table exhibiting the length, cost, tunnelling, curves, etc., of each of the railways for which bills are now in progress through Parliament : with a glossary; and other useful information / by Francis Whishaw
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GREAT NORTH OF ENGLAND.

The bridges required for crossing roads, &c, are one hun-dred and thirty-six, and the culverts and bridges for brooks,streams, &c., twenty-six in number.

The clear height for turnpike-road arches, under therailway, is 16 feet, and for arches of roads over the railway,14 feet.

GREAT NORTH OF ENGLANDRAILWAY.

PROPOSED EXTENSION TO THE YORK AND NORTHMIDLAND RAILWAY.

Thomab Story, Esq., Engineer.

This extension commences in the parish of Hurworth-upon-Tees, at the township road from Croft-bridge to Hurworth, andcrosses the River Tees, 36 chains from the bridge ; thencepassing to near Pepper-field House, within 6 chains of CooperHouse, which is on the east, and Cowton Moor House, whichis 8 chains to the west, continues in a straight line to within13 chains of Birkby, on the east, and slightly curving, passes10 chains to the east of Hutton Bonville Hall; thence pursuesa direct course to the west of the game-keeper’s house in theTownship of North Otterington ; thence to the [west of theManor-house and pasture field, in the parish of Kirby Wiske,slightly curving to near Woodhill-field, on the east, andCarlton Cottage, within 10 chains, on the west, beyond whichthe Thirsk branch, which is 1 mile and 10 chains in length,diverges; the main line continues to Sowerby-park, pastCoates’s Farm , across Pill Moor, by Lee’s Bain, which is onthe east, and Spring House, just beyond, on the west; thence

 
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