Chap. VIII.

BRITAIN.

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South-Eastern Railway. — Its termini are near London Bridge and Dover; its lengthis 88 miles 10 chains; the gauge of its way is 4 feet 8^ inches ; the ruling gradients l in264, and the rise 20 feet per mile. It was opened throughout on the 6th of February,1844. The total sum expended up to July, 1845, was 4,306,478/., and the cost for theprevious six months was 123,462/. Assent was given to the bill on the 21st of June, 1836.

Ulster Railway , in length 36 miles, has its termini at Belfast and Armagh ; its gauge is5 feet 6 inches.

Dublin and Drogheda , in length 37 miles, was opened throughout the 26th of May,1844; its gauge is 5 feet 3 inches, and it cost per mile 16,533/. The total sum expendedto December, 1844, was 579,253/.

Great North of England Railway , (Mr. Robert Stephenson engineer,) has its termini atDarlington and at York ; its length is 45 miles 19 chains, and was opened throughout in1842. The gauge of its way is 4 feet 8^ inches, ruling gradients 1 in 330, rise in feet permile 16, and the cost per mile 26,8554 The total sum expended to June, 1845, was1,296,200/., and the cost of working for the previous six months 31,031/.

Railways.

Length.

Total Sumexpended.

Cost ofworking forSix Months

Returns forthe sameTime.

Miles. Chains

£

£

£

Great Western

-

-

205

20

7,717,043

158,367

433,296

London and Birmingham

-

-

164

20

6,997,065

192,915

452,881

South Eastern

-

-

88

10

4,306,478

123,462

160,402

Manchester and Leeds

.

-

56

40

3,372,240

92,934

153,279

North Midland

-

-

72

29

3,346,138

56,626

112,866

Eastern Counties

-

-

51

10

2,954,755

92,974

114,807

London and Brighton

-

-

30

20

2,653,672

66,933

109,831

South Western

.

_

94

10

2,620,724

83,055

169,789

Grand Junction

-

-

82

50

2,597,317

96,336

226,326

Bristol and Exeter

.

76

10

2,136,546

44,951

Manchester and Birmingham

31

0

2,031,375

34,789

72,540

Liverpool and Manchester

-

.

38

23

1,798,506

65,610

134,124

Midland Counties

-

-

47

36

1,742,729

40,830

68,153

Edinburgh and Glasgow

.

_

46

0

1,686,556

30,783

61,047

Birmingham and Gloucester

-

_

53

30

1,527,267

44,739

70,096

Great North of England

-

-

45

19

1,296,200

31,031

59,899

York and North Midland

.

.

71

10

1,279,950

28,484

77,791

Newcastle and Carlisle

-

.

61

67

1,252,845

64,501

78,484

Birmingham and Derby

-

-

38

68

1,212,645

23,563

36,063

Sheffield and Manchester

-

-

40

66

1,249,932

9,629

18,746

Newcastle and Darlington

-

_

23

0

1,156,378

19,138

70,276

Northern and Eastern

-

_

79

10

1,122,498

19,647

45,759

London and Blackwall

-

-

3

38

1,083,951

24,494

29,525

Glasgow , Paisley, Kilmarnock,

and

Ayr

-

-

40

0

1,071,257

21,706

42,720

North Union

_

.

46

30

'1,060,550

27,010

51,404

London and Greenwich

-

.

3

60

986,682

15,384

18,058

London and Croydon

.

.

10

26

842,592

18,722

3.6,027

Manchester, Bolton , and Bury

-

10

0

813,980

9,772

25,038

Glasgow , Paisley, and Greenock

-

22

22

797,643

16,680

23,447

Hull and Selby

-

-

30

51

702,173

20,587

35,054

Bristol and Gloucester

-

_

22

10

667,822

19,685

27,544

Taff Vale

_

.

24

40

623,102

18,543

24,894

Dublin and Drogheda

.

-

32

0

579,253

13,313

21,572

Chester and Birkenhead

-

-

14

72

511,046

8,188

15,570

Preston and Wyre

_

_

19

60

490,030

7,581

13,537

Lancaster and Preston

.

-

20

18

462,467

_

13,832

Stockton and Darlington

.

.

25

30

450,000

Dublin and Kingston

-

-

6

4

359,000

29,263

53,740

Ulster

-

-

36

0

358,353

5,190

14,743

Maryport and Carlisle

.

-

28

S

345,720

5,390

8,406

Durham and Sunderland

-

-

13

20

301,248

11,334

17,347

Yarmouth and Norwich

-

-

20

40

259,040

5,289

7,286

Newcastle and North Shields

-

6

79

290,730

15,022

19,152

Dundee and Arbroath

_

.

16

50

153,416

8,633

13,987

Arbroath and Forfar -

-

-

15

15

135,416

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