20
£
s.
d.
Value of new materials laid down .
1766
12
0
„ old „ taken out .
1014
10
5
752
1
7
Add labour, £50 per mile .
50
0
0
Cost of renewal.
802
1
7
Note _The pieces allowed are supposed to cover waste.
Probable duration in main line 20 years
Cost of renewal per mile per annum .
40
2
0
Probable duration in branch lines 25 years
Cost of renewal per mile per annum .
32
1
7
ESTIMATE OE ONE MILE SINGLE LINE OF
ORDINARY
PERMANENT
WAY.
£ s.
£
s.
d.
Rails, 75 lbs. per yard, 20 feet long, punched' for ‘
8 0
... 942
16
0
fishing-plates, 117 tons 17 cwt.
Cast-iron chairs, 50 tons .
.at 5 10
... 275
0
0
1848 wood sleepers, creosoted, at 5s. each .
462
0
0
Spikes, 6 tons .
14 0
... 84
0
0
3696 wood keys.
4 10
16
12
7
528 pairs of fishing-plates, 24 lbs. per pair =
j. 10 0
56
10
0
5 tons 13 cwt. .
2112 bolts and nuts for ditto, IT lb. each = 1 ton
L 20 0
... 23
11
3
3 cwt. 2L qrs.
1
Royalty on 528 joints, at 6d. per joint .
..
13
4
0
1873
13
10
Value of old Materials taken out.
£ s.
£
5.
d.
Rails, 117 tons 17 cwt.
at 5 0
... 589
5
0
Cast-iron chairs, 50 tons .
4 0
... 200
0
0
1848 wood sleepers, no value .
0
0
0
Spikes, 6 tons .
5 0
... 30
0
0
3696 wood keys, no value.
0
0
0
528 pairs of fishing-plates, 24 lbs. per pair =
1 5 0
28
5
0
5 tons 13 cwt.
J
2112 bolts and nuts for ditto, 1^ lb. each = 1 ton
1 5 0
5
17
8
3 cwt 2^ lbs.
J
853 7 8