Shortening the Trans= Siberian Railway
The many improvements being made and about to be made on the trans-Siberian rail road' will place this hue in first-class condition for •heavier traffic and shorten the route considerably. Steep grades and, sharp curves are being reduced, and one section lias been shai-tened 99 miles by complete rebuilding. A 994-mile road, ton which work ih.ns already commenced, will connect Pekin with the trans-Siberian roadi at a point south of Lake Baikal, men this line is finished, the distance between Pads and Pelcin will he but G307 miles, instead of the 7456 miles by way of Kan-bin and Mukden. The journey will take 9| days instead of 14, as at present.
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 August 1911, Page 4
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116Shortening the Trans= Siberian Railway Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 August 1911, Page 4
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