The Port Chalmers Railway.

Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 113, 9 January 1872, Page 3

The Port Chalmers Railway.

Thy following descripti »n of tlie rollhgI slock intended for the Dunedin and Port Ohalmsrs Luc—the first line in New Zealand ' on which the Fairlie narrow-guage system , has been adopted—may bo of interest to soiue ' j of our readers : i i Tiic first-class passenger carriage is i'.h't * Gin long, and '/ft fiin wide, it is divided \ I into three equ i! c impairments, each with _ I scats for eight pers ms, -md the height from jiloorto roof in the contra is Oft Bin. The J roof is lined over the sjat.3 with thin ma|hogany, and over the centre with bird's-eye ' i maple, and the lamp is wholly above the roof- ' level, eo .rater-sunk, so to speak, within a pop iished rodeotor, calculated to light up th•. whole interior, an ;1 to render read n * [>o,s- , sihla. The general trimmings and dojorajdti'ms of the interior are very tasteful and , : pretty. Tiie seeond-clt*3 carriage is LSit Gin s i in length, but of tiie sam? widJi a id height I ! -as the first-oiavi, and divided in the 3 j „!iie i in vi'ier. although eieh of it-i coaipirtmmts 'j will aco.n.'iodate L:n person?. Tao wo'ght , of tlie lirst-elas; c irriage is 3.'>oiu, and tn.it • of t'm second-class 2> : >.i>, Cor each s-j it. The waggons for the 3ft oin gau ;o arc 1 iff ,| long and 7ft wid-*, by ins de measurement, II aiid their sides are 2ft Gin high ; they weigh ,'. j 2 tons 2owt, an.l will carry seven tons. Tiie L i covered goods waggons for the 3fi (!i.n guage ".ar.; l-U't (.Jin long, /ft wide, Oft high, and