Nelson Provincial Gazette – 1868 – No. 20

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✨ Railway construction cost estimates

Brought forward £
Little Grey ... 50 ... ... do. ... 800
" ... 200 ... ... do. ... 3,200
Big Grey ... 400 ... ... do. ... 6,400
Duffer's Gully . 50 ... ... do. ... 800
Ahaura river . 300 ... ... do. ... 4,800
Nelson's ... 200 ... ... do. ... 6,400
Red Jack's ... 60 ... ... do. ... 960
Maori's ... 50 ... ... do. ... 800
Twelve-Mile ... 40 ... ... do. ... 800
Big Grey ... 400 ... ... do. ... 6,400
Deep Gully ... 50 ... ... do. ... 800
Coal Creek ... 100 ... ... do. ... 1,600

Protective works on the Buller . 8,400 0 0
Retaining and Breast-walls, say . 1,000 0 0
Viaduct at 99½ miles, or in lieu, cross
the Buller twice ... 3,000 0 0
Road Bridges, and Diversion of Public
Roads ... 2,000 0 0
Stations ... 9,000 0 0
Land ... 17,000 0 0
Telegraph, 180 miles, at £60 . 10,800 0 0
Detailed Survey ... 6,300 0 0

Total ... £627,569 0 0

Estimate of branch to Westport:—
27 miles of Railway, all of which is
in the Valley of the Buller, at
£4052 14s. 0d. per mile ... 109,423 18 0
Small bridges and culverts, 810 feet
at £4 ... 3,240 0 0
Retaining and Breast-walls, say . 3,000 0 0
Stations ... 1,600 0 0
Land ... 3,000 0 0
Telegraph, 27 miles at £60 . 1,620 0 0
Detailed survey ... 945 0 0

£122,828 8 0

The Rolling Stock for such a Line would not
be heavy, and may be taken as follows:—
£ s. d.
10 locomotives, at £2,000 ... 20,000 0 0
10 passenger carriages, at £200 . 2,000 0 0
5 guard vans, at £200 ... 1,000 0 0
40 cattle trucks, at £50 ... 20,000 0 0
300 coals trucks, at £40 ... 12,000 0 0
Repairing shop and machinery, say ... 5,000 0 0

£42,000 0 0

The cost of the trunk line and the branch
would therefore be about as follows:—
£ s. d.
Trunk ... 627,569 0 0
Branch ... 122,828 8 0
Rolling stock ... 42,000 0 0

792,397 8 0

Contingencies at £10 per cent... 79,239 14 0

£871,637 2 0

Therefore, as the total distance is 207 miles,
the cost per mile will not exceed £4,210.
Estimate for trunk line, gauge 4ft. 8½in.:—

125 miles of Railway, no part of which
is in the valley of the Buller, at
£2,265 18s. 0d. ... 283,237 10 0
55 miles of Railway, the whole of which
is in the valley of the Buller, at
£4,706 6s. per mile ... 258,846 10 0
Small Bridges as before, but increased . 25,000 0 0
Large Bridges as before, but increased
in cost according to increased width 77,247 0 0
Protective works on the Buller ... 9,275 0 0
Viaduct ... 10,600 0 0
Road Bridges, and Division of Roads.. 2,000 0 0
Retaining Walls ... 1,000 0 0
Stations ... 9,000 0 0
Land ... 17,000 0 0
Telegraph ... 10,800 0 0
Detailed Survey... ... 6,300 0 0

Total ... £710,206 0 0

Estimate of Branch to Westport:—
27 miles of Railway, all of which is in
the Valley of the Buller, at £4,706 6s.
per mile ... 127,070 0 0
Small bridges as before ... 3,240 0 0
Retaining and Breast-walls ... 3,000 0 0
Stations ... 1,600 0 0
Land ... 3,000 0 0
Telegraph ... 1,620 0 0
Detailed Survey... ... 945 0 0

Total ... £140,475 0 0

Rolling Stock ... £46,395 0 0
Summary:—
Trunk Line ... 710,206 0 0
Branch Line ... 140,475 0 0
Rolling Stock ... 46,395 0 0

Total ... £897,076 0 0
Contingencies at £10 per cent. ... 89,717 12 0

£986,803 12 0

Estimate of trunk line, gauge 5ft. 3 inches:—
125 miles of railway, no part of which is
in the valley of the Buller, at
£2,474 18s. 6d. per mile ... 309,365 12 6
55 miles of railway, the whole of which
in the valley of the Buller, at
£5,194 16s. per mile ... 285,714 0 0
Small bridges as before ... 25,000 0 0
Large bridges as before, but increased
in cost according to increased width 80,162 0 0
Protective works in the Buller ... 9,625 0 0
Retaining and Breast walls ... 1,000 0 0
Viaduct at 99½ miles, or in lieu, cross
the Buller twice ... 11,000 0 0
Road Bridges and diversion of public
roads ... 2,000 0 0
Stations ... 9,000 0 0
Land ... 17,000 0 0
Telegraph ... 10,800 0 0
Detailed Survey ... 6,300 0 0

Total ... £766,966 12 6

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