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Bailway Carriages.
Dimensions of ordinary narrow-gauge carriages ;__
.Frame, 17 ft. 11 in. long x 6 ft. 8 in. wide.
Body, 18 ft. long x 7 ft. 4 in. X 6 ft. 2 in. high.
Compartments, each 6 ft. long.
Sides and ends of under framing, 11 x 4.
Transoms, 9 X 3 and 11 x 3.
Framing of body, 3 X 2* and 2| x 2f.
Koonng two thicknesses of f boarding, laid diagonally
Roof, f thick on ribs 2i x If, 2 ft. apart.
Width of doors, 1 ft. 11 in. x 5 ft. 5 in. high.
Seats, 1 ft. 6 in. from floor.
Extreme length over buffers, 22 ft.
Wheels, 3 ft. diameter, 9 ft. from centre to centre.
Journals, 6 ft. 4 in. apart.
Ordinary Nakrow-gauge Waggons.
„ i It* in. ft. in. ft in
Open box waggon, body . 7 6 wide, 16 0 long, 2 Oheiriit of sida
Coal waggon...............7 6 j6 0 6’3 " ne‘snl 01
Coke waggon...........7 « „ 1« 0 4 6 ”
Cattle waggon, roofed over .. 7 10 „ 16 0 6 9 ”
Covered goods wagfcon .. ..7 8 „ J6 0 5 6 '
Break van ___________7 2, 13 6 4 6 ’’
Extreme length over buffers 20 0 ” ” "
Rolling Stock.
Sfo. of Engines, Carriages, &c., for each 100 Miles of Bailway
Passenger engines_________
Goods „
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Tank „ .. "
Total number of engines’ ’
First class carriages ..
Second „ .........
Third „
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Composite and other carriages
Total number of carriages ..
Horse boxes......... ' ’
Carriage trucks .. .,
Goods waggons . ■ .. ,.
Mineral and other waggons .
Cattle waggons __..........
Total waggons.. ,. s
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England. Scotland. Ireland.
24 23 13
32 1 28 8
8 4 6
64 1 55 21
37 34 22
48 32 17
43 55 25
20 11 12
148 132 76
20 1 13 9
17 11 9
715 too 223
1094 980 49
95 81 58
1904 1761 , 330