Railway Construction Estimates




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BRIDGES, VIADUCTS, AND LEVEL CROSSINGS—concluded.

Brought forward ... £5,440 0 0

Level Crossings—

  • London Quay ... 100 0 0
  • Dublin-street ... 100 0 0
  • Broadway, with Lodge ... 230 0 0
  • Angle-street ... 160 0 0
  • Wairau Road, with Lodge ... 230 0 0

TOTAL LEVEL CROSSINGS ... 760 0 0

£6,200 0 0


ESTIMATED COST OF STATIONS AND ROLLING STOCK—

Picton Station—

  • Carriage Shed ... 130 0 0
  • Office ... 100 0 0
  • Platform ... 80 0 0
  • Fencing and Gates ... 100 0 0

Total ... 410 0 0

Station at Summit—

  • Engine Shed ... 150 0 0
  • Carriage Shed ... 260 0 0
  • Office ... 80 0 0
  • Engine Pits ... 60 0 0
  • Clearing and Forming Ground ... 80 0 0
  • Fencing and Gates ... 100 0 0

Total ... 710 0 0

Gouland’s Ferry Station—

  • Shed ... 130 0 0
  • Office ... 80 0 0
  • Platform ... 80 0 0
  • Forming Ground, Fencing and Gates ... 100 0 0

Subtotal ... 390 0 0

  • Sidings, 30 chains, at £1,400 per mile ... 612 0 0
  • 10 sets Points and Crossings, at £20 ... 200 0 0
  • 2 Water Tanks and Sundries ... 178 0 0

Total ... 990 0 0

TOTAL STATIONS ... £2,500 0 0


Rolling Stock—

  • 2 Engines, at £1,500 ... 3,000 0 0
  • 2 Passenger Carriages, at £600 ... 1,200 0 0
  • 2 Goods Vans, at £300 ... 600 0 0
  • 10 Trucks, at £130 ... 1,300 0 0
  • Duplicate parts and sundries ... 150 0 0

TOTAL ROLLING STOCK ... £6,250 0 0

TOTAL STATIONS AND ROLLING STOCK ... £8,750 0 0



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Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF Marlborough Provincial Gazette 1861, No 17





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🏗️ Estimates and Evidence for Picton and Wairau Railway (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
17 May 1861
Railway, Construction, Estimates, Picton, Wairau, Marlborough